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Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate; Antarctic sea ice used to be the darling of climate doubters. Not anymore.; Susan Collins says she will vote against Trump’s EPA nominee; The Endangered Species Act may be heading for the threatened list. This hearing confirmed it.; Acting EPA head: Hiring freeze challenges ‘our ability to get the agency's work done’; Native Americans opposing Dakota Access get a boost from Pope Francis; Trump delayed federal protection for an endangered bee. Now a group is trying to sting him.; Congress’s latest target for reversal: An Obama attempt to modernize how we manage public lands; Native American tribes make new court filing to stop Dakota Access pipeline; The West’s largest coal-fired power plant is closing. Not even Trump can save it.; Federal judge rejects request to block Dakota Access pipeline — for now; Has this year’s record rain finally ended California’s epic drought? Not really.; Scientists discover pollution 10,000 meters below the ocean's surface in the Mariana Trench; NASA launched an unprecedented study of Greenland’s melting. Now, the data are coming in; Temperatures in the Arctic are skyrocketing — for the third time this winter;   With Chris Mooney   Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate The oceans are losing oxygen, posing growing threats to marine life. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » Antarctic sea ice used to be the darling of climate doubters. Not anymore. A record low for Antarctic sea ice appears to be upon us. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Susan Collins says she will vote against Trump’s EPA nominee Pruitt is still expected to win confirmation in the Senate. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   The Endangered Species Act may be heading for the threatened list. This hearing confirmed it. The 43-year-old Endangered Species Act has saved bald eagles, gray wolves and manatees from extinction. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Acting EPA head: Hiring freeze challenges ‘our ability to get the agency's work done’ Catherine McCabe's comments echo those of other government officials, who call the freeze shortsighted. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Native Americans opposing Dakota Access get a boost from Pope Francis The pope says developers should be mindful of indigenous cultures. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Trump delayed federal protection for an endangered bee. Now a group is trying to sting him. A day before a Senate panel was set to looking into "modernization" of the Endangered Species Act, a conservation group sued the Trump administration for holding up protections for an endangered bee. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   Congress’s latest target for reversal: An Obama attempt to modernize how we manage public lands Critics said the rule represented a "massive regulatory overreach." By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Native American tribes make new court filing to stop Dakota Access pipeline The filing calls the Army Corps of Engineers' action in issuing a final easement for the pipeline "arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law." By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   The West’s largest coal-fired power plant is closing. Not even Trump can save it. The 2,250-megawatt plant in Arizona has faced increasing financial pressures. By Brady Dennis and Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Federal judge rejects request to block Dakota Access pipeline — for now But judge leaves open possibility he will consider a preliminary injunction later. By Steven Mufson and Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »   Has this year’s record rain finally ended California’s epic drought? Not really. Californians asked for rain and got it. A record-setting deluge is putting a major dent in the drought, but there's a price to pay. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Scientists discover pollution 10,000 meters below the ocean's surface in the Mariana Trench Even the most 'pristine' parts of the deep ocean are contaminated, scientists find. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   NASA launched an unprecedented study of Greenland’s melting. Now, the data are coming in The new information suggests the possibility of a more rapid rate of global sea-level rise. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Temperatures in the Arctic are skyrocketing — for the third time this winter Yet another blob of anomalous heat is clustered over the North Pole. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   To Your Health Health news and research, in your inbox weekly. Sign Up »         Share Energy and Environment:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? 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