Energy and Environment: Senate votes to restore Obama-era limits on methane gas emissions

Nine fires were started in the Everglades in two months. Federal authorities want to know who caused them.; Tracking Biden's environmental actions ; Deadly air pollutant 'disproportionately and systematically' harms Americans of color, study finds; Joanne Chory is using plants to save the planet; EPA, U.S. Virgin Islands officials launch probe after second St. Croix refinery accident; Swift action to cut methane emissions could slow Earth's warming by 30 percent, study finds; EPA moves to give California right to set climate limits on cars, SUVs; The giant accounting problem that could hamper the world's push to cut emissions; Biden closes landmark summit with a message: Climate action equals jobs ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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.     (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Senate votes to restore Obama-era limits on methane gas emissions The measure still must pass the House before being sent to the president's desk. It marks Democrats' first use of the 1996 Congressional Review Act. By Tik Root, Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   Nine fires were started in the Everglades in two months. Federal authorities want to know who caused them. While human-caused fires are not unheard of at the park, officials with the National Park Service said they haven't seen them at this frequency. By Paulina Firozi ●  Read more »   Tracking Biden's environmental actions 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 »   Deadly air pollutant 'disproportionately and systematically' harms Americans of color, study finds Nearly every form of the nation's most pervasive deadly air pollutant disproportionately affects Americans of color, regardless of location or income level, according to a study published Wednesday. By Juliet Eilperin and Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Joanne Chory is using plants to save the planet Plants are Earth's original carbon capture machines. Can they be engineered to stop climate change? By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   EPA, U.S. Virgin Islands officials launch probe after second St. Croix refinery accident The release of hydrogen sulfide, shortly after the Limetree Bay refinery showered oil on a neighboring community in February, raised fresh questions about the operation. By Juliet Eilperin and Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   Swift action to cut methane emissions could slow Earth's warming by 30 percent, study finds Such reductions could have a crucial impact in the global effort to limit warming to a rise of 2 degrees Celsius compared to preindustrial levels. By Brady Dennis and Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   EPA moves to give California right to set climate limits on cars, SUVs The step could help pave the way for a broader climate deal with the nation's automakers. By Juliet Eilperin and Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »   The giant accounting problem that could hamper the world's push to cut emissions Countries are adopting very different strategies for how they take into account carbon pulled out of the air by their forests. By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   Biden closes landmark summit with a message: Climate action equals jobs "When we invest in climate resilience and infrastructure, we create opportunities for everyone," the president said. By Brady Dennis, Steven Mufson and Sean Sullivan ●  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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