Energy and Environment: Climate change has stolen more than a billion tons of water from the West’s most vital river

Methane is a hard-hitting greenhouse gas. Now scientists say we've dramatically underestimated how much we're emitting; Retreat or adapt: A city that flourished by the ocean is now preparing for rising seas; The EPA is about to change a rule cutting mercury pollution. The industry doesn't want it.; She pushed Trump to exit the Paris climate agreement and roll back environmental rules. And she's returning to EPA as chief of staff.; January was the most unusually warm month ever recorded without an El Niño ; Temperature in Antarctica soars to near 70 degrees, appearing to topple continental record set days earlier ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Offer extended: Get one year of The Post for just $40. View offer Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Climate change has stolen more than a billion tons of water from the West's most vital river About 40 million Americans depend on water from the Colorado River, which supports $1 trillion in economic activity each year. By Juliet Eilperin ●  Read more »   Methane is a hard-hitting greenhouse gas. Now scientists say we've dramatically underestimated how much we're emitting A provocative new study finds emissions from leaks could be 25 to 40 percent higher. By Chris Mooney ●  Read more »   Retreat or adapt: A city that flourished by the ocean is now preparing for rising seas Facing climate change, Boston must gird itself for an era of rising seas — or be inundated. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The EPA is about to change a rule cutting mercury pollution. The industry doesn't want it. The 2011 mercury rule did more to hasten the closure of coal-fired power plants than any other regulation adopted under President Barack Obama. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   She pushed Trump to exit the Paris climate agreement and roll back environmental rules. And she's returning to EPA as chief of staff. One of EPA's first Trump appointees, Mandy Gunasekara, has run a "pro-Trump nonprofit" since leaving the agency a year ago. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   January was the most unusually warm month ever recorded without an El Niño Globally, January was the hottest such month on record, beating out January 2016, which came during an intense El Niño event. By Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   Temperature in Antarctica soars to near 70 degrees, appearing to topple continental record set days earlier The temperature beats a milestone set days earlier by nearly 5 degrees. By Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Energy 202 for PowerPost's daily guide to energy and environment policy, by reporter Dino Grandoni. Sign up »

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