Energy and Environment: What it takes to be carbon neutral — for a family, a city, a country

Letter from the Editor; Revolutionary recycling? A new technology turns everyday trash into plastic treasure.; Scientists are weighing radical steps in a desperate attempt to save coral; Are my hamburgers hurting the planet?; Trump reverses safety rules adopted after deadly chemical explosion; Coldplay won't tour until it figures out how to stage environmentally beneficial concerts; White House pick to lead NOAA withdraws nomination, citing health concerns; The Energy 202: Pete Buttigieg, polling high in Iowa, targets farmers with climate message; Fire risk escalates again in California; PG&E cuts power to tens of thousands; The Energy 202: 2020 candidates back bill to test whether big banks can withstand climate risk; We're living through Earth's second-hottest year, NOAA finds; 60% of Superfund sites could be hit by climate change, new government report finds; Regional weather patterns are viewed through partisan lenses, poll finds ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.       (Ulf Svane/For The Washington Post) What it takes to be carbon neutral — for a family, a city, a country Amid mounting global concern about climate change, Denmark has turned into a buzzing hive of green experimentation. By Michael Birnbaum  ●  Read more »   Letter from the Editor Introduction to the new Climate Solutions coverage. Perspective  ●  By Martin Baron  ●  Read more »     Revolutionary recycling? A new technology turns everyday trash into plastic treasure. UBQ Materials says its process can profitably help tackle the world's huge waste problem. By Jim Morrison and Shoshana Kordova  ●  Read more »     Scientists are weighing radical steps in a desperate attempt to save coral The world's coral reefs are in dire shape due to climate change. By Chris Mooney  ●  Read more »     Are my hamburgers hurting the planet? Cow flatulence isn't that bad for the environment. Their burps are the real problem. By Sarah Kaplan  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT   Trump reverses 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 »     White House pick to lead NOAA withdraws nomination, citing health concerns President Trump's nominee to lead the nation's key weather, climate and oceans agency withdraws from consideration. By Andrew Freedman and Jason Samenow  ●  Read more »   The Energy 202: Pete Buttigieg, polling high in Iowa, targets farmers with climate message He cast them as a key group fighting global warming. By Dino Grandoni  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fire risk escalates again in California; PG&E cuts power to tens of thousands New red flag warnings are up in California, prompting a new round of preemptive power cuts. By Andrew Freedman  ●  Read more »     The Energy 202: 2020 candidates back bill to test whether big banks can withstand climate risk Elizabeth Warren is a key sponsor of the bill by Sen. Brian Schatz. By Dino Grandoni  ●  Read more »   We're living through Earth's second-hottest year, NOAA finds This year is virtually guaranteed to be ranked as the second- or third-hottest year on record. By Andrew Freedman  ●  Read more »     60% of Superfund sites could be hit by climate change, new government report finds At least 945 toxic waste sites across the country face escalating risks from rising seas, more intense inland flooding, voracious forest fires and other climate-fueled disasters. By Dino Grandoni and Brady Dennis  ●  Read more »     Regional weather patterns are viewed through partisan lenses, poll finds Different regions have felt the effects of extreme weather in the past few years. But those common experiences have not produced a political consensus on the causes. By Scott Clement, Emily Guskin and Dan Balz  ●  Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out To Your Health for 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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