Energy and Environment: West Antarctica is in huge trouble. But now, scientists say the problem may date back to 1945

West Antarctica is in huge trouble. But now, scientists say the problem may date back to 1945; EPA sets new biofuel targets. Troubled program could end up on Trump’s chopping block; Trump: There is ‘some connectivity’ between humans and climate change; Trump wants to lift restrictions on 'clean coal.' Whatever that is.; What a sweltering Earth and plummeting wildlife populations have in common; Obama administration moves to block mining near Yellowstone; EPA chief: Trump can’t halt U.S. shift to clean energy; Trump wants to dump the Paris climate deal, but 71 percent of Americans support it, survey finds; People are worried Trump will stop climate progress. The numbers suggest he can't; The gulf oil spill literally caused wetlands to sink beneath the waves, scientists say; ‘Things are getting weird in the polar regions’; On its way out, Obama administration moves to slam the door shut on Arctic drilling; Steps to address climate change are 'irreversible,' world leaders declare in Marrakech; They may save us yet: Scientists found a way to turn our carbon emissions into rock; Michigan fights court order to deliver bottled water to Flint residents; The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal as winter descends;   With Chris Mooney   West Antarctica is in huge trouble. But now, scientists say the problem may date back to 1945 A provocative new study calls into question when the destabilization of the huge Pine Island glacier began. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » EPA sets new biofuel targets. Troubled program could end up on Trump’s chopping block The byzantine program has been strongly criticized by many oil refiners, By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Trump: There is ‘some connectivity’ between humans and climate change That's still a little off from the scientific consensus, though. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Trump wants to lift restrictions on 'clean coal.' Whatever that is. What the president-elect's first 100 days of environmental rollbacks could look like By Chris Mooney and Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What a sweltering Earth and plummeting wildlife populations have in common A new study finds that both accelerated in the late 1800s, the time of the industrial revolution. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Obama administration moves to block mining near Yellowstone The move marks the latest in a flurry of efforts by the Obama administration to safeguard public lands and waters from the mining and oil industries. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   EPA chief: Trump can’t halt U.S. shift to clean energy Gina McCarthy says the country will either lead on a clean-energy future or choose to be left behind. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Trump wants to dump the Paris climate deal, but 71 percent of Americans support it, survey finds Those in favor of keeping the agreement included 57 percent of Republicans. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   People are worried Trump will stop climate progress. The numbers suggest he can't The election of Donald Trump threatens the backbone of U.S. federal climate policy, but there are reasons to be optimistic about global climate action and the Paris Agreement. By Jessika E. Trancik  •  Read more »   The gulf oil spill literally caused wetlands to sink beneath the waves, scientists say The oiling damaged coastal wetlands, new NASA research finds. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   ‘Things are getting weird in the polar regions’ Sea ice is at record low levels in the Arctic and Antarctic, simultaneously. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   On its way out, Obama administration moves to slam the door shut on Arctic drilling The decision sets a likely collision course with President-elect Donald Trump. By Brady Dennis and Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Steps to address climate change are 'irreversible,' world leaders declare in Marrakech In the wake of Trump's election, world leaders took a resolute stance and strongly backed the Paris climate agreement. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   They may save us yet: Scientists found a way to turn our carbon emissions into rock The new study is the second to show carbon dioxide can be mineralized in layers of volcanic basalt. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Michigan fights court order to deliver bottled water to Flint residents Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration said a judge's order forcing deliveries of bottled water to Flint residents is unnecessary and unwieldy. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal as winter descends The Arctic is super-hot, even as a vast area of cold polar air has been displaced over Siberia. By Chris Mooney and Jason Samenow  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Morning Mix A fresh mix of stories from all over that will be the talk of the morning. Sign Up »         Share Energy and Environment:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Energy and Environment. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. 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