Energy and Environment: Voters rejected most ballot measures aimed at curbing climate change

Analysis | The Energy 202: The nation just elected a bunch of governors who campaigned on clean energy; Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called police on his neighbors Monday night in...

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Voters rejected most ballot measures aimed at curbing climate change Initiatives in Arizona, Colorado and Washington that would have favored renewable energy over fossil fuels failed to garner enough votes. All were the subject of tens of millions in spending. By Brady Dennis and Dino Grandoni  •  Read more » Analysis | The Energy 202: The nation just elected a bunch of governors who campaigned on clean energy The action will be in the states. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called police on his neighbors Monday night in a kerfuffle outside his Capitol Hill home Neighbors say a man came out of Zinke's house during a parking dispute and impersonated him. "Dude, you're not Zinke. Who are you?" one neighbor asked the man. By Juliet Eilperin, Darryl Fears and Lisa Rein  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis | The Energy 202: Climate change isn't usually a big issue for voters. But the U.N. report gave some Democrats a talking point. The timing could not have been better. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   Newly released emails suggest Zinke contradicted ethics pledge Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke continued to engage in discussions involving his family foundation's property last summer despite the fact that he had pledged to recuse himself from such matters for a year, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Water sustains everything in California farm country. It may also save this House Republican. In the weeks ahead of the election, President Trump signed paperwork and dispatched underlings to the state's Central Valley. GOP Rep. Jeff Denham hopes those actions will help him get reelected. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Supreme Court refuses to block young people's climate lawsuit against U.S. government Twenty-one plaintiffs have sought to compel the government to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas, a contributor to global warming. By Robert Barnes and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   The hottest fight in American politics? Arizona's smackdown over solar power. Burning through $55 million so far, a ballot initiative is one of the most expensive campaigns in the country By Steven Mufson  •  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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