Energy and Environment: The world’s longest-lived trees couldn’t survive climate change

Biden weighs breaking climate pledges to win Manchin's support on bill; Scenes of July's 'buck' supermoon around the world; Temperatures soar to 115 in Europe as heat wave expands; Once nearly extinct, bison are now climate heroes; What I learned from 20 years photographing lightning in D.C.; Houston slogs through brutal heat: 'Hottest weather I've ever seen'; U.S. emissions linked to over $1.8 trillion of global economic losses, study says; Republicans threaten Wall Street over climate positions; Nasty weather blew a jet off an aircraft carrier. How's that possible?; Second glacier avalanche in a week shows dangers of a warming climate; Climate activists worried after Biden releases review of Alaska oil project ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks the next year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) The world's longest-lived trees couldn't survive climate change Rising temperatures have caused an explosion in the populations of insects that threaten the trees and undermined their capacity to defend themselves, scientists say. By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   Biden weighs breaking climate pledges to win Manchin's support on bill The White House has opened the door to approving several fossil fuel projects that would violate the president's climate pledges, as they wait to see if their approval could help them finally secure Sen. Joe Manchin III's (D-W.Va.) vote for a historic climate package stuck in Congress. By Jeff Stein and Anna Phillips ●  Read more »   Scenes of July's 'buck' supermoon around the world July's full moon is special. Not only is it a supermoon — which appears larger than a "regular" full moon — but it's the biggest and brightest one of 2022. By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   Temperatures soar to 115 in Europe as heat wave expands The United Kingdom is bracing for sweltering temperatures late this weekend into early next week, with widespread highs between 90 and 95 degrees (32 to 35 Celsius) and a few spots potentially nicking 100 (38 Celsius). By Matthew Cappucci and Karla Adam ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Once nearly extinct, bison are now climate heroes Indigenous tribes are leading the effort to bring back the bison — a victory not only for the sake of biodiversity, but for the entire ecosystem they nurture. By Jess McHugh ●  Read more »   What I learned from 20 years photographing lightning in D.C. Striking images and storm stories from 94 thunderstorm photo shoots in Washington and Rosslyn. Perspective ●  By Kevin Ambrose ●  Read more »   Houston slogs through brutal heat: 'Hottest weather I've ever seen' The unrelenting heat wave is putting Houston's boast as "the most air-conditioned city in the world" to the test. By Ken Hoffman ●  Read more »   U.S. emissions linked to over $1.8 trillion of global economic losses, study says The report found just five of the world's leading emitters of greenhouse gases caused $6 trillion in global economic losses through warming caused by their emissions from 1990 to 2014. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   Republicans threaten Wall Street over climate positions BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase and other asset managers face complaints from the left — and threats from the right. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Nasty weather blew a jet off an aircraft carrier. How's that possible? A Super Hornet jet was swept from the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman into the Mediterranean Sea. Analysis ●  By Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   Second glacier avalanche in a week shows dangers of a warming climate Rising global temperatures are weakening glaciers in mountainous areas, where millions of people rely on these reservoirs as a source of water. By Kasha Patel ●  Read more »   Climate activists worried after Biden releases review of Alaska oil project The procedural step looked at environmental impact of shrinking the project but kept it on the path for approval. By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Sign up »

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