Energy and Environment: U.S. greenhouse gas emissions set to drop to lowest level in three decades

Biden vowed to ban new drilling on public lands. It won't be easy.; Slew of rapidly intensifying hurricanes portends trouble in a warming world; New Trump administration rules could allow more logging and roadbuilding in the nation's forests; How climate change is complicating a Thanksgiving staple; Trump officials rush to auction off rights to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before Biden can block it; Bezos makes first donations from $10 billion Earth Fund for fighting climate change; Shingle Mountain: How a pile of toxic waste was dumped in a community of color; Senior Justice Dept. official stalled probe against former interior secretary Ryan Zinke, sources say; How Biden aims to amp up the government's fight against climate change ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Limited time offer: Get one year of digital access for just $29.   View offer Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Gene J. Puskar/AP) U.S. greenhouse gas emissions set to drop to lowest level in three decades The 9 percent fall has been partially offset by the emissions from extreme forest fires. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   Biden vowed to ban new drilling on public lands. It won't be easy. President-elect Biden says he's "banning new oil and gas permitting on public lands and waters" to curb climate change. By Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »   Slew of rapidly intensifying hurricanes portends trouble in a warming world Ten storms rapidly intensified this Atlantic season, some to a record degree. By Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   New Trump administration rules could allow more logging and roadbuilding in the nation's forests The U.S. Forest Service finalized a rule allowing logging and roadbuilding in 2,800 acres of wilderness. By Darryl Fears and Juliet Eilperin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How climate change is complicating a Thanksgiving staple Heat waves, drought, warmer winters and erratic rainfall are creating challenges for cranberry growers who have farmed the red fruit for hundreds of years. By Tatiana Schlossberg ●  Read more »   Trump officials rush to auction off rights to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before Biden can block it The Trump administration called for oil companies to pick spots where they'd like to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. By Juliet Eilperin ●  Read more »   Bezos makes first donations from $10 billion Earth Fund for fighting climate change The Amazon chief executive unveiled the first $791 million in donations from his $10 billion Earth Fund devoted to slowing down climate change. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Shingle Mountain: How a pile of toxic waste was dumped in a community of color How White leaders in Dallas paved the way for toxic Shingle Mountain to rise up in a minority community. By Darryl Fears and John Muyskens ●  Read more »   Senior Justice Dept. official stalled probe against former interior secretary Ryan Zinke, sources say Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen told prosecutors they needed more evidence to charge Zinke with lying to federal prosecutors. By Juliet Eilperin and Matt Zapotosky ●  Read more »   How Biden aims to amp up the government's fight against climate change President-elect Joe Biden is poised to embed action on climate change across the breadth of the federal government. By Juliet Eilperin and Annie Linskey ●  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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