Energy and Environment: Butterflies are vanishing out West. Scientists say climate change is to blame.

New climate 'normal' for Atlantic hurricanes shows more frequent and intense storms; Top oil and gas lobbying group close to backing a carbon tax; Tracking Biden's environmental actions ; Climate 'champion' Katharine Hayhoe joins Nature Conservancy as chief scientist; Old batteries from electric cars get a new life off the grid; Biden is hiking the cost of carbon. It will change how the U.S. tackles global warming.; Something to sing about: Shingle Mountain, a giant pile of pollution, finally gone; United Nations: Countries' pledges to cut emissions are far too meager to halt 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.     (Kevin Sieff/The Washington Post) Butterflies are vanishing out West. Scientists say climate change is to blame. The rate of decline is "calamitous," one scientist said, and has implications for crops and the environment, By Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »   New climate 'normal' for Atlantic hurricanes shows more frequent and intense storms Recent years have seen a significant uptick in hurricane activity, both in terms of storm numbers and intensity. By Matthew Cappucci and Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   Top oil and gas lobbying group close to backing a carbon tax A draft paper from the American Petroleum Institute calls a tax on greenhouse gases a "primary" tool and an alternative to federal regulation. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Tracking Biden's environmental actions President Biden is already 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 »   Climate 'champion' Katharine Hayhoe joins Nature Conservancy as chief scientist Hayhoe, a well-known climate researcher and communicator, will still continue in academia. By Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   Old batteries from electric cars get a new life off the grid Ryan Pohl is recycling old car batteries to help off-the-grid RVs and campers go green. By Sarah Kaplan and Nina Riggio ●  Read more »   Biden is hiking the cost of carbon. It will change how the U.S. tackles global warming. President Biden is dramatically altering the way the U.S. government calculates the real-world cost of climate change. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Something to sing about: Shingle Mountain, a giant pile of pollution, finally gone The mountain of pollution is gone, replaced today with the sound of music. By Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   United Nations: Countries' pledges to cut emissions are far too meager to halt climate change U.N. says global pledges to cut greenhouse gases aren't even close to what's needed to stem global warming By Brady Dennis ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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