Energy and Environment: Trump is headlining fireworks at Mount Rushmore. Experts worry two things could spread: virus and wildfire.

Most Americans believe the government should do more to combat climate change, poll finds; Wells Fargo and Shell join in solar deal; Hottest Arctic temperature record probably set with 100-degree reading in Siberia; A clean-energy project on Lake Erie faces stiff head winds because of warblers and waterfowl; Sizzling heat engulfs northern New England, challenging modern records; Turning manure into money; New Jersey aims to lead nation in offshore wind. So it's building the biggest turbine port in the country.; Siberia's persistent, freakishly mild weather is reverberating around the world; NOAA leaders violated agency's scientific integrity policy, Hurricane Dorian 'Sharpiegate' investigation finds; From national parks to the deep sea, plastic pollution is showing up wherever scientists look ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Limited time offer: Get one year of digital access for just $29.   View offer Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     Trump is headlining fireworks at Mount Rushmore. Experts worry two things could spread: virus and wildfire. President Trump is planning a massive fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on July 3, despite a decade-long ban on pyrotechnics at the iconic monument because of concerns about public health, environmental and safety risks. By Juliet Eilperin, Darryl Fears and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Most Americans believe the government should do more to combat climate change, poll finds The issue remains a bigger priority for Democrats than Republicans, the Pew Research Center survey finds, but more communities are experiencing the effects of climate change. By Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   Wells Fargo and Shell join in solar deal The agreement is a sign of growing corporate interest in renewable energy. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   Hottest Arctic temperature record probably set with 100-degree reading in Siberia The community of Verkhoyansk in northeast Siberia, located above the Arctic Circle, reached 100.4 degrees on Saturday. By Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A clean-energy project on Lake Erie faces stiff head winds because of warblers and waterfowl Icebreaker Wind, a first-of-its-kind development in the U.S., would be located in a major migratory flyway. By Zachary Lewis ●  Read more »   Sizzling heat engulfs northern New England, challenging modern records Caribou, Maine, hit 96 degrees tying its highest temperature since at least 1939. By Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »   Turning manure into money Utilities and farmers are turning cow manure into power — removing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere in the process. But is burning methane a climate solution or just a step on the way to green energy? By Jim Morrison ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   New Jersey aims to lead nation in offshore wind. So it's building the biggest turbine port in the country. New Jersey wants to be an economic engine for offshore wind. By Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »   Siberia's persistent, freakishly mild weather is reverberating around the world Russia as a whole has seen temperatures that have averaged nearly 10 degrees above average for the year. By Andrew Freedman and Isabelle Khurshudyan ●  Read more »   NOAA leaders violated agency's scientific integrity policy, Hurricane Dorian 'Sharpiegate' investigation finds No punishments have been proposed, despite the violations. By Andrew Freedman and Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   From national parks to the deep sea, plastic pollution is showing up wherever scientists look A new study finds that U.S. national parks contain huge amounts of microplastics, some of which can be inhaled and can affect the lungs. By John Metcalfe ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Energy 202 for PowerPost's daily guide to energy and environment policy, by reporter Dino Grandoni. Sign up »

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