SCIENCE

Jason Hopkins The Department of the Interior closed a record-smashing offshore wind energy auction, showcasing what the Trump administration says is its fidelity toward renewable energy. The Interior Department revealed in a joint announcement Friday with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management what is being hailed as the country’s biggest competitive lease sale for renewable energy off…

Michael Bastasch EPA’s William Charmley sent a memo to White House officials in recent months critical of a Trump administration deregulatory effort. Past emails show Charmley corresponded with lobbyists opposed to Trump’s plan to repeal regulations on used trucks. Members of Congress asked federal investigators to look into EPA staffers’ correspondence with lobbyists. New documents show…

Evie Fordham Seventy-two percent of U.S. adults say it is “essential” for the U.S. to lead the world in space exploration, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted from March 27 to April 9. Space exploration is on many Americans’ minds after President Donald Trump proposed creating a sixth branch of the military called the…

Michael Bastasch Eight Florida youths filed suit against Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s administration on Monday for violating their right to a “stable climate” by not imposing regulations aimed at fighting global warming. Scott’s “deliberate indifference to their fundamental rights to a stable climate system in violation of Florida common law and the Florida Constitution,” reads…