Senior Republican statesmen propose replacing Obama’s climate policies with a carbon tax; Green groups file sweeping lawsuit accusing Trump of usurping Congress’s powers on regulations; Former interior secretary Jewell says Army is ‘reneging’ on its commitments on Dakota Access pipeline; Trump administration to approve final permit for Dakota Access pipeline; The hearing was titled, ‘Making EPA great again.’ Scientists are afraid the opposite will happen.; As the planet warms, doubters launch a new attack on a famous climate change study; Trump’s energy plan doesn’t mention solar, an industry that just added 51,000 jobs; Hundreds of current, former EPA employees urge Senate to reject Trump’s nominee for the agency; Standing Rock Sioux want ‘no forcible removal’ of protesters from Dakota Access pipeline site; Bureau of Indian Affairs sending agents to help clear Dakota Access protesters from site; Trump loves pipelines. But he just accidentally froze a bunch of them; House Republicans just voted to repeal another environmental rule;   With Chris Mooney   Senior Republican statesmen propose replacing Obama’s climate policies with a carbon tax The group, led by former state and treasury secretary James Baker, wants Americans to get quarterly checks from the savings. By Chris Mooney and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Green groups file sweeping lawsuit accusing Trump of usurping Congress’s powers on regulations The suit could mark the beginning of a major battle over the federal regulatory state under Trump. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Former interior secretary Jewell says Army is ‘reneging’ on its commitments on Dakota Access pipeline "I’m profoundly disappointed with the Corps’ reversal of its decision to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement and consider alternative routes," she said. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Trump administration to approve final permit for Dakota Access pipeline The deputy secretary of the Army will grant the final permit needed for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, it declared in a court filing Tuesday. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The hearing was titled, ‘Making EPA great again.’ Scientists are afraid the opposite will happen. The hearing came at a time of growing clashes over the future of the agency and its science. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   As the planet warms, doubters launch a new attack on a famous climate change study U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith seizes on new assertions to question a climate study's results. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Trump’s energy plan doesn’t mention solar, an industry that just added 51,000 jobs The number of jobs grew by nearly 25 percent in one year, an industry report found. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Hundreds of current, former EPA employees urge Senate to reject Trump’s nominee for the agency In Chicago, some current EPA employees participated in a public rally Monday opposing Scott Pruitt's nomination. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Standing Rock Sioux want ‘no forcible removal’ of protesters from Dakota Access pipeline site “We are cleaning the camps, not clearing them,” tribal officials said, noting that they are working with federal authorities to stabilize the situation. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Bureau of Indian Affairs sending agents to help clear Dakota Access protesters from site The federal government announced Friday it was dispatching Bureau of Indian Affairs agents to help clear Dakota Access pipeline protesters from the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Trump loves pipelines. But he just accidentally froze a bunch of them A leadership change triggers new vacancies on a key energy commission. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   House Republicans just voted to repeal another environmental rule The House action would repeal a regulation aimed at curbing “fugitive” methane emissions from oil and gas drilling operations on public lands. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »           Share Energy and Environment:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Energy and Environment. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071