Energy and Environment: Controversial St. Croix refinery ceases operations given ‘extreme financial constraints’

Pacific Northwest faces one of its most severe heat waves in history; Records crumble in Europe, Russia amid scorching heat wave; Why has Andy Karsner frightened the mighty ExxonMobil?; Putting EPA back in charge of assessing chemicals' toxicity; Record-setting heat blasts the West: 'Your skin is almost sizzling' ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Introductory offer: Get one year of digital access for just $40.  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) Controversial St. Croix refinery ceases operations given 'extreme financial constraints' The closure of Limetree Bay Refining, which faced tens of millions in unpaid bills and multiple class-action lawsuits, leaves the island with an uncertain future. By Juliet Eilperin and Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   Pacific Northwest faces one of its most severe heat waves in history Weather Service forecast offices in Portland, Seattle and Spokane are calling this event "unprecedented." By Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Records crumble in Europe, Russia amid scorching heat wave Moscow has its highest June temperature on record due to one of several heat domes baking the northern hemisphere. By Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »   Why has Andy Karsner frightened the mighty ExxonMobil? The oil giant spent millions of dollars to keep Karsner, a Republican who favors renewable energy, off the company's board of directors. It failed. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   Putting EPA back in charge of assessing chemicals' toxicity Biden officials withdraw a document that subjected EPA chemical toxicity assessments to White House review. By Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and John Muyskens ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Record-setting heat blasts the West: 'Your skin is almost sizzling' Fueled by climate change, the first major heat wave of the summer has seized the western U.S., toppling records and threatening lives. By Sarah Kaplan ●  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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