Energy and Environment: Supreme Court limits EPA’s power to combat climate change

Supreme Court's EPA ruling upends Biden's environmental agenda; What you need to know about the Supreme Court's EPA case; A 'carbon bomb' or desperately needed energy? Alaskan village holds key to Biden's climate policy.; Think U.S. gas prices are high? Here's how far $40 goes around the world.; Flint water charges tossed because of 'one-man grand jury,' court says; Alaska's June wildfires break records, fueled by hot and dry weather; 'Where there's bodies, there's treasure': A hunt as Lake Mead shrinks; World leaders confront 'ocean emergency' at U.N. conference; OPEC reaffirms slightly higher oil output ; World pledged to cut methane. Emissions rising instead, study finds.; The green revolution sweeping Sweden; Record heat wave cooks Japan, straining power grid; Rome hits highest temperature on record as heat wave sweeps Europe; Large parts of northeastern India still underwater after record rains; New tools may predict wildfire season severity, rainfall months in advance; A 'stock' market for animals? Idea aims to protect threatened species.; The unique ways Filipinos are protecting their homes against floods; Hints of a derecho-climate change link, ten years after 2012 storm ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks the next year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Stacy Kranitz/FTWP) Supreme Court limits EPA's power to combat climate change The decision risks putting the United States further off track from President Biden's goal of running the power grid on clean energy by 2035. By Robert Barnes and Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »   Supreme Court's EPA ruling upends Biden's environmental agenda The Supreme Court's ruling Thursday limiting the EPA's ability to regulate carbon emissions could have far-reaching consequences, according to legal experts. By Maxine Joselow ●  Read more »   What you need to know about the Supreme Court's EPA case In a major blow to averting catastrophic climate change, the high court gutted the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. By Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »   A 'carbon bomb' or desperately needed energy? Alaskan village holds key to Biden's climate policy. The Biden administration will soon weigh in on ConocoPhillips's Willow project on Alaska's North Slope. By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »   Think U.S. gas prices are high? Here's how far $40 goes around the world. Ahead of Fourth of July weekend, reporters for The Washington Post spoke to people around the world to see how high fuel costs are affecting their lives. By Alexa Juliana Ard, Ruby Mellen, Steven Rich and Júlia Ledur ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Flint water charges tossed because of 'one-man grand jury,' court says Prosecutors' missteps in the case against former governor Rick Snyder and others led the Michigan Supreme Court to strike the charges, the justices said. By Lateshia Beachum ●  Read more »   Alaska's June wildfires break records, fueled by hot and dry weather A record number of acres have burned this month in Alaska, forcing Indigenous people from their homes, compromising air quality and stretching firefighting resources thin. By Jacob Feuerstein and Nathaniel Herz  ●  Read more »   'Where there's bodies, there's treasure': A hunt as Lake Mead shrinks In a spot where party barges and speedboats once frolicked, Americans now wander the heat-ravaged West, searching for buried treasure in a shrinking lake. By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »   World leaders confront 'ocean emergency' at U.N. conference Delegates from more than 20 nations are meeting in Lisbon to draft a treaty on protecting the world's oceans. By Maxine Joselow ●  Read more »   OPEC reaffirms slightly higher oil output The group juggles oil disruptions as Biden eyes more supplies on the eve of his visit to Saudi Arabia. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   World pledged to cut methane. Emissions rising instead, study finds. Kayrros, a firm that analyzes satellite data, says emissions of the potent greenhouse gas 'appear to be going in the wrong direction' By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   The green revolution sweeping Sweden A boom of renewable-powered industries have found a home in northern Sweden, fueling the country's ambitions of a fossil-free economy. By Per Liljas ●  Read more »   Record heat wave cooks Japan, straining power grid The last time Japan recorded consistently high temperatures in June was in 1875. By Karina Tsui, Julia Mio Inuma and Ian Livingston ●  Read more »   Rome hits highest temperature on record as heat wave sweeps Europe Temperatures were 15 to 35 degrees above normal over much of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa. By Ian Livingston and Kasha Patel ●  Read more »   Large parts of northeastern India still underwater after record rains With record rains in a short span of time, towns like Silchar in Assam have emerged as the new hot spots in the crisis. By Niha Masih and Sadiq Naqvi ●  Read more »   New tools may predict wildfire season severity, rainfall months in advance These tools are pushing the boundaries of seasonal forecasting, which has traditionally focused on predicting patterns in temperature and rainfall. By Maddie Stone ●  Read more »   A 'stock' market for animals? Idea aims to protect threatened species. The proposed system could help us see more clearly how we endanger creatures. It might also build biodiversity protection into our plans. By Erin Blakemore ●  Read more »   The unique ways Filipinos are protecting their homes against floods Homeowners unable to relocate in the face of climate disasters have found innovative ways to protect their possessions. By Regine Cabato, William Neff and Hannah Dormido ●  Read more »   Hints of a derecho-climate change link, ten years after 2012 storm Reports of damaging winds from the violent, fast-moving storms have surged since the devastating 2012 Mid-Atlantic event. By Jacob Feuerstein and Jason Samenow ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Sign up »

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