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Week 54: Dear President Trump, Coal Is Neither Clean Nor Beautiful

Trump sees beauty in environmental destruction and lies about sea ice, while Scott Pruitt is outed for personally scrubbing climate change from the EPA website.

The Military Takes Climate Change Seriously. Why Won’t the Commander-in-Chief?

The White House is doing all it can to scrub any mention of global warming from government documents. But the Pentagon may end up pushing back.

The Emancipation of Manny-T, the Emaciated Manatee

When an animal’s on the Endangered Species List, every life saved is a victory.

Could Peak Oil Demand Be Just a Dozen Years Away?

Quantum leaps in electric vehicle technology are causing some analysts to revise their estimates of when we’ll no longer crave so much crude.

Striped Hyenas Don’t Have Magical Powers. But Their Disappearing Act Is for Real.

While the scavengers have a bad reputation in India and the Middle East, experts say striped hyenas are really rather gentle—not to mention good for the environment.

Behind the Massive Upheavals at the EPA and Interior

Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke are courting chaos—and calling it a victory for good governance.