"Trump is set to use wartime authority under the Defense Prevention Act to dole out $425 million to 13 existing coal plants and $75 million for an export terminal in California. He is also expected to announce $185 million in grant funding from the Energy Department to build two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia and restart a plant in Maryland."

"Meteorologists are rarely the heroes of major Hollywood movies. Never say never. The new film Pressure is a lightly fictionalized version of the actual lead-up to the D-Day invasion of France by Allied troops during World War II, and the crucial role of meteorologists in deciding when that battle would happen."

"Extreme heat makes it harder to manage diabetes – yet millions of people with the disease can’t afford to run air conditioning during dangerous heat waves. A federal proposal to increase cooling assistance has been introduced in the U.S. Congress, but it hasn’t moved out of committee, leaving states scrambling to keep their residents safe as summer weather arrives."

"Legislation to approve water projects is typically one of the most bipartisan bills to pass Congress, but advancing a package this year may be harder thanks to President Donald Trump’s penchant for withholding funding from his political enemies."