Energy and Environment: Trump administration pushed to strip mention of climate change from Arctic policy statement

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Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Trump administration pushed to strip mention of climate change from Arctic policy statement The administration objected to language that, while nonbinding, could be read as a collective commitment to address the effects of climate change in the Arctic, diplomats said. By Anne Gearan, Carol Morello and John Hudson · Read more House passes bill to force U.S. to stay in Paris climate agreement The Democratic measure is unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled Senate. But House leaders hope to use it paint Trump and other Republicans as backward on climate change. By Dino Grandoni · Read more   Analysis | The Energy 202: Seismic mapping in Atlantic could still pose trouble for Republicans on campaign trail The controversial testing method could raise questions before 2020. By Dino Grandoni · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Sound and fury: Trump administration pushes forward on seismic mapping in Atlantic Despite legal challenges, the Interior Department is in the process of permitting companies to use sonic blasts in an effort to find new oil and gas deposits, despite potential dangers to wildlife. By Darryl Fears · Read more   Analysis | The Energy 202: Why some climate activists are cooling on a carbon tax They say it would be too little, too late. By Dino Grandoni · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis | The Energy 202: New York's Cuomo is pitching a Green New Deal. Climate activists say it's not green enough. The divisions on the left echo what's happening on the federal level. By Paulina Firozi · Read more   New EPA document tells communities to brace for climate change impacts The guidance comes as the agency's leader asserts that 'most of the threats from climate change are 50 to 75 years out.' By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis · 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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