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A teen activist refused to take a gas-guzzling plane to a U.N. summit. She just arrived by boat to cheers.; Arctic lightning: A bolt struck sea ice just 110 miles from the North Pole in June, making history; Trump pushes to allow new logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest; What you need to know about the Amazon rainforest fires

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.       This June 12, 2017 photo shows pumpjacks operating in the western edge of California's Central Valley northwest of Bakersfield. (AP Photo/Brian Melley) Trump administration to relax restrictions on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas The oil and gas industry is split on the rollback. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis ● Read more » A teen activist refused to take a gas-guzzling plane to a U.N. summit. She just arrived by boat to cheers. Greta Thunberg refused to fly across the Atlantic to attend United Nations climate summits. By Morgan Krakow and Michael Brice-Saddler ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Arctic lightning: A bolt struck sea ice just 110 miles from the North Pole in June, making history New details on a rare burst of lightning near the North Pole reveals the northernmost lightning strike detected occurred in June and was far closer to the Pole than the Arctic lightning in August. By Andrew Freedman ● Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump pushes to allow new logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest The policy shift would reverse a 2001 rule curbing development in the world's largest temperate forest. By Juliet Eilperin and Josh Dawsey ● Read more »   What you need to know about the Amazon rainforest fires This year's blazes threaten to undo 15 years of effort to curb Amazon deforestation. By Steven Mufson and Andrew Freedman ● Read more » We think you'll like this newsletter Check out To Your Health for news to help you live a more healthful life, from the latest research to new health guidelines, delivered every Friday. Sign up »

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