The New York Times climate team emails readers once a week with stories and insights about climate change. This week, my colleague Coral Davenport published a big story looking at whether Mr. Bernhardt has used his position to benefit a former client. Mr. Bernhardt told The Times that he had received verbal approval from an Interior Department ethics lawyer and that his actions did not violate ethics rules. His Senate confirmation hearing has not yet been scheduled, but look for lawmakers to further explore these issues then. And the other big news on Capitol Hill is the sweeping “Green New Deal” climate change resolution by Democrats.

Source: New York Times February 13, 2019 22:07 UTC