Energy and Environment: Facing unbearable heat, Qatar has begun to air-condition the outdoors

The Energy 202: Wall Street shouldn't help huge Saudi oil company go public, green groups say; Our planet is having its second-warmest year on record in 2019; The Energy 202: Trump administration wants to open up more public trails to e-bikes. No one knows exactly what that means.; Trump administration proposes expanding logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest; The Energy 202: Pentagon watchdog agency to examine military's use of toxic 'forever chemicals'; The Energy 202: Rick Perry has been subpoenaed. Will he comply?; Jane Fonda plans climate change civil disobedience on the Capitol steps; For the first time in decades, EPA is overhauling how communities must test for lead in water

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.       Facing unbearable heat, Qatar has begun to air-condition the outdoors For Qatar, global warming is an engineering problem. But while it may be able to cool outdoor malls and stadiums, it cannot cool the entire country. By Steven Mufson and Salwan Georges  ●  Read more »   The Energy 202: Wall Street shouldn't help huge Saudi oil company go public, green groups say Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs are getting an earful. By Dino Grandoni  ●  Read more »   Our planet is having its second-warmest year on record in 2019 With the warmest September on record, the Earth could be headed for its second-warmest year. By Andrew Freedman  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT   The Energy 202: Trump administration wants to open up more public trails to e-bikes. No one knows exactly what that means. It could change backcountry experiences for visitors. By Juliet Eilperin  ●  Read more »     Trump administration proposes expanding logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest The move would reverse the 2001 roadless rule, opening up more than half of North America's biggest temperate rainforest to development. By Juliet Eilperin  ●  Read more »     The Energy 202: Pentagon watchdog agency to examine military's use of toxic 'forever chemicals' PFAS are the subject of a new movie and lawmakers' ire. By Dino Grandoni  ●  Read more »   The Energy 202: Rick Perry has been subpoenaed. Will he comply? It's a test for the energy secretary who always got along with Congress. By Dino Grandoni  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT   Jane Fonda plans climate change civil disobedience on the Capitol steps Film and television star to bring Thursday night teach-ins and "Fire Drill Fridays." By Steven Mufson  ●  Read more »     For the first time in decades, EPA is overhauling how communities must test for lead in water EPA proposes first overhaul of regulation for lead in drinking water supplies. "It's a national embarrassment," one expert says of the current rule, which has been in place since 1991. By Brady Dennis  ●  Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Speaking of Science for the latest, greatest and weirdest in science news, every Wednesday. Expect news on discoveries, animals and space. Sign up »

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