Energy and Environment: Biden expands Bears Ears and other national monuments, reversing Trump cuts

What you need to know about the U.N. climate summit this fall — and why it matters; The price of living near the shore is already high. It's about to go through the roof.; Indonesian activists build museum out of 10,000 items of plastic waste; Four dead in Alabama after 'flash flood emergency' in Birmingham and a foot of rain; White House proposes restoring key parts of landmark environmental law, reversing Trump; Firefighters are trying to keep sequoias around through their 3,000th birthdays. Here's how.; In California oil spill, pipeline critics find a way to push Biden; Follow climate policy easily from Capitol Hill to K Street with The Climate 202 newsletter ; Climate change killed 14% of the world's coral reefs in a decade, study finds; Judge rules that Trump administration wrongly denied listing Joshua Tree as threatened, due to climate change.; Oil spill threatens Southern California wildlife and closes down beaches; California lawmakers push to ban new drilling in wake of massive oil spill; Senate confirms Tracy Stone-Manning as Bureau of Land Management director in party-line vote ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

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.     (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post) Biden expands Bears Ears and other national monuments, reversing Trump cuts The decision restored full protections to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah and reinstated fishing restrictions in a marine monument off New England By Joshua Partlow ●  Read more »   What you need to know about the U.N. climate summit this fall — and why it matters Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change are set to meet Oct. 31 to Nov. 12, just after the G20 summit. By Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   The price of living near the shore is already high. It's about to go through the roof. As FEMA prepares to remove subsidies from its flood insurance, a new assessment says 8 million homeowners in landlocked states are at risk of serious flooding because of climate change. By Darryl Fears and Lori Rozsa ●  Read more »   Indonesian activists build museum out of 10,000 items of plastic waste The group said it wants the exhibition to force visitors to rethink their plastic consumption habits. By Jennifer Hassan ●  Read more »   Four dead in Alabama after 'flash flood emergency' in Birmingham and a foot of rain Repeated downpours spurred dozens of high-water rescues amid "life-threatening flooding" Wednesday night. By Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   White House proposes restoring key parts of landmark environmental law, reversing Trump Changes to the National Environmental Policy Act would give affected communities greater say over construction plans. By Maxine Joselow ●  Read more »   Firefighters are trying to keep sequoias around through their 3,000th birthdays. Here's how. Firefighters are using controlled fires to help giant sequoias reach 3,000 years. By María Luisa Paúl ●  Read more »   In California oil spill, pipeline critics find a way to push Biden The accident, which has leaked as much as 144,000 gallons of oil, has shut down beaches, closed the region's busiest leisure port and threatened wetlands and wildlife. By Erica Werner and Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   Follow climate policy easily from Capitol Hill to K Street with The Climate 202 newsletter The Climate 202 newsletter will get you up to speed on Congress, the inner workings of the executive branch, the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow and much more. By Maxine Joselow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Climate change killed 14% of the world's coral reefs in a decade, study finds Climate change will kill even more coral reefs if oceans keep getting warmer, scientists warn in a far-reaching study. By Ellen Francis ●  Read more »   Judge rules that Trump administration wrongly denied listing Joshua Tree as threatened, due to climate change. 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 »   Oil spill threatens Southern California wildlife and closes down beaches Late Sunday, officials had yet to confirm that the leak had been completely stopped, a Coast Guard spokesman said. By Rachel Pannett, Paulina Firozi, Hannah Knowles and Bryan Pietsch ●  Read more »   California lawmakers push to ban new drilling in wake of massive oil spill Pipeline leak near Huntington Beach could be as much as 144,000 gallons, officials say as new details emerge. By Erica Werner ●  Read more »   Senate confirms Tracy Stone-Manning as Bureau of Land Management director in party-line vote Tracy Stone-Manning faced Republican opposition over her role in a tree-spiking case in 1989. 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. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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