Energy and Environment: In the climate change fight, the Interior Department becomes a battlefield

How one restaurant's experiment may help diners breathe safely; Japan bets on hydrogen to lift its ambitious carbon-neutral plans; Biden picks energy lawyer Tommy Beaudreau as Interior Department's No. 2 official; A poultry plant, years of groundwater contamination and, finally, a court settlement; How high-tech robotic surfboards could change our understanding of the Gulf Stream; South Korean battery makers reach last-minute settlement ; A California county, despite the state's climate goals, further embraces fossil fuels; Drought-plagued California and western U.S. may see another devastating fire season; As rainstorms grow more severe and frequent, communities fail to prepare for risks; Tourists and looters descend on Bears Ears as Biden mulls protections ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Limited time offer: Get one year of digital access for just $29.   View offer Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Pool/Getty Images) In the climate change fight, the Interior Department becomes a battlefield The Biden administration's review of the federal oil and gas program, and its personnel decisions, have sparked pushback. By Juliet Eilperin and Josh Partlow ●  Read more »   How one restaurant's experiment may help diners breathe safely Sierra Mar, a resort restaurant in Big Sur, Calif., has added new technology to reduce possible transmission of coronavirus and other of airborne pathogens. By Chris Mooney, Aaron Steckelberg and Jake Crump ●  Read more »   Japan bets on hydrogen to lift its ambitious carbon-neutral plans But renewable energy experts have mixed feelings on the "hydrogen society" push to be showcased at the Tokyo Olympics. By Simon Denyer ●  Read more »   Biden picks energy lawyer Tommy Beaudreau as Interior Department's No. 2 official The White House announced nearly a dozen nominations for agencies critical to advancing the administration's climate agenda. By Dino Grandoni, Juliet Eilperin and Josh Partlow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A poultry plant, years of groundwater contamination and, finally, a court settlement Residents in Millsboro, Del., sued the local Montaire facility, which they suspect is linked to their cancers and other serious health problems. By Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   How high-tech robotic surfboards could change our understanding of the Gulf Stream The "saildrones" can go places that most science ships can't. By Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »   South Korean battery makers reach last-minute settlement The deal will allow the twin new plants to open and run without limitations that the U.S. International Trade Commission had imposed. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A California county, despite the state's climate goals, further embraces fossil fuels Health and environmental concerns aren't deterring Kern County from a future with thousands more oil and gas wells. By Miranda Green ●  Read more »   Drought-plagued California and western U.S. may see another devastating fire season The drought, which led to the most extreme wildfire season on record in California and Colorado last year, is now worse. By Diana Leonard and Becky Bolinger ●  Read more »   As rainstorms grow more severe and frequent, communities fail to prepare for risks Lack of a current, national rainfall database means some states are using outdated data - some as much as 60 years old - as they design new roads, bridges and dams. By Jim Morrison ●  Read more »   Tourists and looters descend on Bears Ears as Biden mulls protections Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited the Utah monument amid controversy over whether to restore boundaries shrunk by President Donald Trump. By Josh Partlow ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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