Energy and Environment: Ivory-billed woodpecker officially declared extinct, along with 22 other species

GM sets earlier deadline for all-renewable energy; How to protect your home from wildfires; China's power outages shut down factories, fuel climate goal pushback; Biden officials finalize a rule making it harder to kill birds, reversing Trump; From novelist to climate crusader: How one woman is working to put a stop to natural gas; Some Chinese solar-panel manufacturers have stopped shipping to the U.S. over tariff concerns, installers say; Desalination can make saltwater drinkable — but it won't solve the U.S. water crisis; Fires are lasting longer into the night, and researchers may have found out why; How tropical storms and hurricanes have hit U.S. shores with unparalleled frequency; Housing in Alaska can't survive climate change. This group is trying a new model.; Greta Thunberg says world leaders' talk on climate change is 'blah blah blah'; Tribes want 'immediate action' to reverse Trump's cut to Bears Ears National Monument; Lights Out; Australia, a climate laggard, leans toward 2050 net-zero target as election looms; Senior Democrats' push for powerful climate tool collides with political realities ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Jeremy Snell/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum) Ivory-billed woodpecker officially declared extinct, along with 22 other species The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's move underscores what scientists say is an accelerating rate of extinction worldwide, given climate change and habitat loss. By Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »   GM sets earlier deadline for all-renewable energy The car and truck company said it will beat its previous goal of going all-renewable by 2030. By Will Englund ●  Read more »   How to protect your home from wildfires The threat of wildfires is growing because of climate change. These are the steps you can take to prepare. By Aaron Steckelberg and Tik Root ●  Read more »   China's power outages shut down factories, fuel climate goal pushback Amid confusion over what caused the blackouts and how long they might last, influential commentators started to blame the country's emissions-reduction targets. By Christian Shepherd ●  Read more »   Biden officials finalize a rule making it harder to kill birds, reversing Trump The move restores protections under the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which imposes penalties for unintentionally causing bird deaths through drilling, construction and other activities. By Maxine Joselow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   From novelist to climate crusader: How one woman is working to put a stop to natural gas Audrey Schulman is not an engineer or a scientist. But her work could eventually reshape how Massachusetts and other states get energy. By Tik Root ●  Read more »   Some Chinese solar-panel manufacturers have stopped shipping to the U.S. over tariff concerns, installers say They warn the shipment freeze could derail the Biden administration's clean-energy goals. By Jeanne Whalen ●  Read more »   Desalination can make saltwater drinkable — but it won't solve the U.S. water crisis The water in the ocean is a tempting resource. Removing salt comes with environmental and economic costs, though. By Michael Birnbaum ●  Read more »   Fires are lasting longer into the night, and researchers may have found out why A new study showed nighttime air in the western U.S. is getting drier and warmer, potentially prolonging fire activity. By Kasha Patel ●  Read more »   How tropical storms and hurricanes have hit U.S. shores with unparalleled frequency A record 18 storms and hurricanes have made landfall in the past two years, and climate change could increase intervals like this over the coming decades. By Jason Samenow, Kasha Patel, Hannah Dormido and Laris Karklis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Housing in Alaska can't survive climate change. This group is trying a new model. The Cold Climate Housing Research Center combines "Indigenous wisdom and 21st-century technologies" for sustainable architecture that can withstand the state's elements. By Casey Quackenbush ●  Read more »   Greta Thunberg says world leaders' talk on climate change is 'blah blah blah' The activist slammed past promises from President Biden and Boris Johnson, describing their words as "empty." By Jennifer Hassan ●  Read more »   Tribes want 'immediate action' to reverse Trump's cut to Bears Ears National Monument Biden is weighing whether to restore the boundaries for the Utah site tribes consider sacred, after Trump shrank it by 85 percent. By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »   Lights Out Living without power in the wake of Hurricane Ida. By Arelis R. Hernández and Sarah L. Voisin ●  Read more »   Australia, a climate laggard, leans toward 2050 net-zero target as election looms There are growing signs that leader Scott Morrison will abandon resistance to the commitment ahead of the COP26 Glasgow summit. By Michael E. Miller ●  Read more »   Senior Democrats' push for powerful climate tool collides with political realities White House has been wary of proposals to raise costs for middle-class Americans, while some centrists also object to the plan. By Jeff Stein and Steven Mufson ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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