Energy and Environment: In secret tapes, mine executives detail their sway over leaders from Juneau to the White House

Alaska mining executive resigns a day after being caught on tape boasting of his ties to GOP politicians ; California fire tornadoes had winds up to 125 mph; California to phase out sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035 ; Why the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has spun out of control; How do carbon offsets work?; U.S. companies make new vows to tackle carbon emissions, even as global action falls short; Arctic sea ice slides to second-lowest level on record, thanks to Siberian heat waves; No matter what the CDC says, here's why many scientists think the coronavirus is airborne; White House recommends Ryan Maue, meteorologist and critic of dire climate predictions, for NOAA chief scientist; How long until it's too late to save Earth from climate disaster? This clock is counting down. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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.     (Environmental Investigation Agency) In secret tapes, mine executives detail their sway over leaders from Juneau to the White House A group of environmentalists secretly recorded video conversations with top executives who are trying to get federal approvals for a controversial Alaska gold mine. By Juliet Eilperin ●  Read more »   Alaska mining executive resigns a day after being caught on tape boasting of his ties to GOP politicians Mining executive Tom Collier, who boasted in secretly taped conversations that he had leveraged his ties to Republican officials to advance a controversial project, resigned Wednesday. By Juliet Eilperin ●  Read more »   California fire tornadoes had winds up to 125 mph Fire tornadoes are occurring with unusual frequency during California's worst fire season on record. By Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »   California to phase out sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that will require new cars sold in the state to be electric or otherwise zero-emissions. By Dino Grandoni, Faiz Siddiqui and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has spun out of control Extra-warm ocean waters, boosted by climate change, and La Niña are key drivers in historic season. By Bob Henson ●  Read more »   How do carbon offsets work? By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   U.S. companies make new vows to tackle carbon emissions, even as global action falls short Morgan Stanley, Walmart and others at NYC's climate week made new pledges, while General Electric announced it will no longer build new coal-fired power plants. By Steven Mufson and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Arctic sea ice slides to second-lowest level on record, thanks to Siberian heat waves Climate change is transforming the Arctic into an entirely unfamiliar region, scientists say. By Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   No matter what the CDC says, here's why many scientists think the coronavirus is airborne "To the general public, 'airborne' can evoke fear and panic," one expert said. "People think of the movie 'Contagion,' which is like 'Jaws' but for infectious diseases." By Ben Guarino, Chris Mooney and Tim Elfrink ●  Read more »   White House recommends Ryan Maue, meteorologist and critic of dire climate predictions, for NOAA chief scientist Currently the developer of weathermodels.com, he has pointed out flaws in the National Weather Service's computer modeling efforts. By Andrew Freedman and Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   How long until it's too late to save Earth from climate disaster? This clock is counting down. In New York, the Climate Clock is ticking. By Jennifer Hassan ●  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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