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U.S. is top contributor to plastic waste, report shows; The U.N. blames climate change for Madagascar's food crisis. Scientists say it's not the main cause.; 'Cancer has decimated our community.' EPA's Regan vows to help hard-hit areas, but residents have doubts.; He spent almost 50 years alone at 10,000 feet. His hobby helped shape climate research in the Rockies.; A changing climate is buckling concrete and flooding roads. States are moving slowly to guard the nation's infrastructure.; U.S. will miss electric-vehicle targets without big investments in semiconductor manufacturing, commerce secretary warns; Oil and gas companies should pay more to drill on public lands and waters, Interior Department says; White House creates new energy division to help craft climate change policies; EPA agreed to compel natural gas processing plants to start publicly reporting toxic chemicals they release; Biden administration approves first offshore wind farm to supply power to New York ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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.     (Mario Tama/Getty Images) The Arctic could get more rain and less snow sooner than projected. Here's why that matters. "What happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic," one researcher said of the potential consequences. By Brady Dennis and Kasha Patel ●  Read more »   U.S. is top contributor to plastic waste, report shows Scientists reveal the U.S. role in the "deluge" of plastic littering the world's oceans in a congressionally mandated report. By Tik Root ●  Read more »   The U.N. blames climate change for Madagascar's food crisis. Scientists say it's not the main cause. "When you just blame everything on climate change then you take all the agency away from local decision-makers to actually deal with the disasters," one of the researchers said. By Rachel Pannett ●  Read more »   'Cancer has decimated our community.' EPA's Regan vows to help hard-hit areas, but residents have doubts. During a listening tour, EPA Administrator Michael Regan assured residents that Biden is committed to easing pollution. But residents want to see action. By Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   He spent almost 50 years alone at 10,000 feet. His hobby helped shape climate research in the Rockies. Billy Barr began logging snowfall to keep busy. Along the way, he became an unwitting chronicler of climate change. By Karin Brulliard ●  Read more »   A changing climate is buckling concrete and flooding roads. States are moving slowly to guard the nation's infrastructure. Responding to increasingly common extreme weather is a vast undertaking that many state transportation departments are only beginning to tackle. By Ian Duncan ●  Read more »   U.S. will miss electric-vehicle targets without big investments in semiconductor manufacturing, commerce secretary warns The Biden administration wants half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 to be zero-emissions vehicles, including electric, plug-in hybrid or fuel cell electric vehicles. By Jeanne Whalen ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Oil and gas companies should pay more to drill on public lands and waters, Interior Department says The long-awaited Interior Department document comes days after Biden authorized a release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to combat rising gasoline prices By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   White House creates new energy division to help craft climate change policies The White House appointed Sally Benson, a well-known energy expert at Stanford University, to a high-level position to coordinate climate change policy. By Maxine Joselow ●  Read more »   EPA agreed to compel natural gas processing plants to start publicly reporting toxic chemicals they release President Biden is unwinding Donald Trump's environmental legacy, while forging his own. The Washington Post is chronicling every step. By Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and John Muyskens ●  Read more »   Biden administration approves first offshore wind farm to supply power to New York The approval of 12 wind turbines east of Long Island moves the Biden administration closer to its clean energy goals — but it has a long way to go. By Dino Grandoni ●  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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