Energy and Environment: Today’s Earth looks a lot like it did 115,000 years ago. All we’re missing is massive sea level rise.

'We have one reef': Key West bans popular sunscreens to help keep coral alive; Analysis | The Energy 202: Ocasio-Cortez, Markey unveil Green New Deal with backing of four...

With Chris Mooney

Today's Earth looks a lot like it did 115,000 years ago. All we're missing is massive sea level rise. New research shows the planet is already paralleling the most recent major warm period in its past. Now the only question is how fast Antarctica could collapse. By Chris Mooney · Read more 'We have one reef': Key West bans popular sunscreens to help keep coral alive The Key West City Commission voted to ban sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, two chemicals deemed damaging to coral reefs. By Lindsey Bever · Read more   Analysis | The Energy 202: Ocasio-Cortez, Markey unveil Green New Deal with backing of four presidential candidates They say it's about social justice. By Dino Grandoni · Read more   Wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme weather cost the nation 247 lives, nearly $100 billion in damage during 2018 Experts say that climate change might already be fueling an increase in the number of billion-dollar disasters. By Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump didn't mention coal once during his State of the Union It's usually one of his favorite talking points. By Dino Grandoni · Read more   Trump to nominate David Bernhardt, a former lobbyist, as the next Interior secretary Bernhardt is a former lobbyist who has helped orchestrate the Trump administration's push to expand oil and gas drilling as the Interior Department's number-two official. By Juliet Eilperin, Josh Dawsey and Darryl Fears · Read more   Climate change will alter the color of the oceans, new research finds Scientists find the ocean will look different in the future as a warming climate changes populations of marine microorganisms called phytoplankton. By Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis | The Energy 202: EPA adds researcher who calls climate science 'murky' to key advisory board And the polar vortex blasts onward. By Dino Grandoni · Read more   Ryan Zinke told police a Post reporter caused a fracas at his house. Here's what really happened. In fact, there was no reporter. Two of Ryan Zinke's neighbors had confronted the driver of a large black SUV that was idling outside the house and taking up more than one parking space. By Darryl Fears, Lisa Rein and Juliet Eilperin · Read more   California has a weird new desert. It's in the Pacific Ocean. A colorful sea star has vanished from the Pacific Ocean off California and Oregon and its nemesis, a voracious kelp-eating urchin, has run amok. And the consequences for the area's marine ecology and California's fishery have been catastrophic. By Darryl Fears · Read more   Recommended for you Get the Speaking of Science newsletter The latest, greatest and weirdest in science news, every Wednesday. Expect news on discoveries, animals and space. Sign Up

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