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A critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change, study finds; Scientists expected thawing wetlands in Siberia's permafrost. What they found is 'much more dangerous.'; The professor who assigns value to nature — then persuades world leaders to save it; Dixie Fire tears through California town as officials warn: 'You MUST leave now' ; Louisiana needs sand to rebuild its coast. Old oil and gas pipelines are blocking the way. ; Atlantic hurricane season is about to ramp up dramatically, as NOAA boosts forecast; A Black community in Northeast D.C. is surrounded by industrial pollution. The city plans to add more. ; Biden administration plans new environmental review of drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.; Tens of millions of people have been moving into flood zones, satellite imagery shows; Virtually all emperor penguin colonies doomed for extinction by 2100 as climate change looms, study finds; Dixie Fire swells in Northern California, forcing residents to flee — some for a second time; Can you answer these 10 questions about our warming planet? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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.     (Drew Angerer/Getty) Biden calls for half of new cars to be electric or plug-in hybrids by 2030 Half of new car sales should be pure electric or plug-in hybrid by 2030, President Biden to announce in an executive order Thursday afternoon. By Dino Grandoni and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   A critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change, study finds "The consequences of a collapse would likely be far-reaching." By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   Scientists expected thawing wetlands in Siberia's permafrost. What they found is 'much more dangerous.' A 2020 heat wave unleashed methane emissions from prehistoric limestone in two regions stretching 375 miles, study says. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   The professor who assigns value to nature — then persuades world leaders to save it Gretchen Daily is a pioneer in the field known as "natural capital." Using science and software, she shows stakeholders why it benefits everyone to prioritize conservation. By Tik Root ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Dixie Fire tears through California town as officials warn: 'You MUST leave now' The state's largest wildfire had grown to more than 322,000 acres as of Thursday morning, expanding by more than 40,000 acres overnight. By Bryan Pietsch and Paulina Firozi ●  Read more »   Louisiana needs sand to rebuild its coast. Old oil and gas pipelines are blocking the way. Abandoned pipelines are blocking access to the sand that Louisiana and other gulf states need to rebuild their coastlines in the face of rising seas. By Sara Sneath ●  Read more »   Atlantic hurricane season is about to ramp up dramatically, as NOAA boosts forecast The Atlantic has been quiet lately. That's about to change. NOAA is calling for 15 to 21 named storms this season. By Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »   A Black community in Northeast D.C. is surrounded by industrial pollution. The city plans to add more. Brentwood residents are opposed to a school-bus terminal in the area, and the city has denied the neighborhood's request for an environmental impact assessment By Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Biden administration plans new environmental review of drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 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 »   Tens of millions of people have been moving into flood zones, satellite imagery shows A new study finds that the proportion of people living in flood zones has grown dramatically, and could be the 'tip of the iceberg.' By Tik Root ●  Read more »   Virtually all emperor penguin colonies doomed for extinction by 2100 as climate change looms, study finds The United States is moving to list emperor penguins as a threatened species based on new evidence that colonies are imperiled by shrinking sea ice. By Rachel Pannett ●  Read more »   Dixie Fire swells in Northern California, forcing residents to flee — some for a second time The Dixie Fire continues to grow, prompting new evacuation orders for Plumas County residents, including some who had already been displaced by past wildfires. By Bryan Pietsch and Paulina Firozi ●  Read more »   Can you answer these 10 questions about our warming planet? Take this quiz to test your knowledge on this summer's heat waves, which have shown the devastating toll of climate change. By Ilana Marcus ●  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. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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