Energy and Environment: A crisis in the water is decimating this once-booming fishing town

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.       A crisis in the water is decimating this once-booming fishing town The gradual disappearance of fish is a death knell for Tombwa, a town of 50,000 in Angola that has little else to offer residents. By Max Bearak, Carolyn Van Houten, Chris Mooney, and John Muyskens  ●  Read more »   Americans like Green New Deal's goals, but they reject paying trillions to reach them More than 3 in 4 Americans had heard little or nothing about the plan, according to a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll. By Dino Grandoni and Scott Clement  ●  Read more »     One city's plan to combat climate change: Bulldoze homes, rebuild paradise Charlotte has been demolishing flood-prone houses for years. But the floods are getting bigger. By Frances Sellers  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT   In bleak report, U.N. says drastic action is only way to avoid worst effects of climate change By Brady Dennis  ●  Read more »     Quiz: How much do you know about climate change? Climate change can feel confusing, and big, and scary. Trust us: We get it. With this first quiz, we'll start with some of the basics. Can you pass Climate Change 101? By Ryan Bacic and Aviva Loeb  ●  Read more »     A group of hunger strikers protested peacefully in Nancy Pelosi's office. Then they decided to storm it. Protesters who staged a hunger strike in the House speaker's congressional office stormed past aides when she refused to meet with them. By Darryl Fears  ●  Read more »     New Trump administration plan could boost oil drilling on remote Alaska reserve One scenario would allow development on lake that shelters tens of thousands of migrating caribou and birds. By Juliet Eilperin  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT   Trump administration scales back safety rules adopted after deadly chemical explosion The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday weakened rules governing how companies store dangerous chemicals enacted under the Obama administration in the wake of a deadly 2013 explosion in West, Tex. By Juliet Eilperin  ●  Read more »     Coldplay won't tour until it figures out how to stage environmentally beneficial concerts The band joins other popular artists including Jack Johnson, Pearl Jam and Adele in seeking to reduce carbon emissions from their tours, which have large environmental footprints. By Marisa Iati  ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Health 202 for PowerPost's daily guide to Washington's health-care policy debate, by reporter Paige Winfield Cunningham. Sign up »

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