Energy and Environment: A ‘no-brainer’: Climate change has made Hurricane Florence worse

Pruitt faced mounting financial pressures as EPA chief, new documents show; Wilbur Ross earned at least $27 million in 2017, his ethics filing shows

With Chris Mooney

A sign posts a mandatory evacuation prior to Hurricane Florence in Emerald Isle N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland) A 'no-brainer': Climate change has made Hurricane Florence worse Sea-level rise will definitely make Hurricane Florence's storm surge larger and more deadly, scientists say. By Christopher Mooney and Brady Dennis  •  Read more » Pruitt faced mounting financial pressures as EPA chief, new documents show Former administrator is now looking for work, tapping a coal industry titan who sought rules changes at EPA. By Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and Joshua Dawsey  •  Read more »   Wilbur Ross earned at least $27 million in 2017, his ethics filing shows The commerce secretary, who earlier came under fire for incomplete disclosures, added more details in new reporting. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Top green group to spend an unprecedented $60 million on 2018 races The League of Conservation Voters and other groups are donating to Democrats they believe will counter Trump's environmental policies. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   EPA proposes adding West Virginia town, long haunted by chemical dumping, to list of cleanup priorities Residents of Minden have suspected for years that PCB contamination is behind cancers and other illnesses. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Category 6? Climate change may cause more hurricanes to rapidly intensify. A new study shows that we have a lot to worry about when it comes to changing hurricanes as the planet warms. By Christopher Mooney  •  Read more »   With a shrinking EPA, Trump delivers on his promise to cut government Former career staffer: "My feeling was I could do better work to protect the environment outside the EPA." By Brady Dennis, Juliet Eilperin and Andrew Ba Tran  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the To Your Health newsletter News to help you live a more healthful life, from the latest research to new health guidelines, delivered every Friday. Sign Up  »

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