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Democrats won big. Does that mean climate is back on the agenda?
In the wake of sweeping victories in last week's midterm elections, a historic new crop of Democrats has pledged to pursue an array of liberal priorities — from scrutinizing the Trump administration to expanding access to health care. But action on climate change, previously a centerpiece of the Democratic platform, is conspicuously absent from many victorious lawmakers' stated agendas.
Many liberals hate this bill to overhaul permitting. Democrats may help pass it anyway.
The Senate moved this week to advance a controversial bill that could make it easier and faster to build energy infrastructure - ratcheting up a fight between left-leaning groups who argue that it will gut environmental protections and Republicans and Democrats who want to speed development.
Many liberals hate this bill to overhaul permitting. Democrats may help pass it anyway. Original
Many liberals hate this bill to overhaul permitting. Democrats may help pass it anyway. (washingtonpost.com) Many liberals hate this bill to overhaul permitting. Democrats may help pass it anyway.
Supreme Court allows major part of Trump’s border security project in Texas
Home Syndicated Supreme Court allows major part of Trump’s… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court allows major part of Trump’s border security project in Texas Visitors walk a trail in Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park last spring. (Thomas Simonetti/For The Washington Post) The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for construction to resume on one of the longest and most controversial sections of President Donald Trump’s security project along the Mexican border.
What officials want to prioritize at this year’s U.N. climate conference
What officials want to prioritize at this year’s U.N. climate conference (washingtonpost.com) What officials want to prioritize at this year’s U.N. climate conference By Sarah Kaplan; Jake Spring 2026111007010400 The 31st U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP31, kicked off this week in Antalya, Turkey, with a goal of compelling nations to follow through on pledges to curb calamitous global temperature rise.
What officials want to prioritize at this year's U.N. climate conference
The 31st U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP31, kicked off this week in Antalya, Turkey, with a goal of compelling nations to follow through on pledges to curb calamitous global temperature rise. The conference comes at the end of a year of weather disasters supercharged by planet-warming pollution and a developing El Niño event that is projected to be the worst in modern history. Record-breaking temperatures in Europe were implicated in some 50,000 excess deaths.
Supreme Court allows major part of Trump's border security project in Texas
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for construction to resume on one of the longest and most controversial sections of President Donald Trump's security project along the Mexican border. The more than 500-mile stretch of road, cameras, vehicle barriers and sensors planned to cut through Texas's iconic Big Bend National Park has generated significant backlash.
Supreme Court allows major part of Trump’s border security project in Texas
Supreme Court allows major part of Trump’s border security project in Texas (washingtonpost.com) Supreme Court allows major part of Trump’s border security project in Texas By Justin Jouvenal; Jake Spring; Julian Mark 2026110920370700 The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for construction to resume on one of the longest and most controversial sections of President Donald Trump's security project along the Mexican border.
DC monuments sit in the dark as national park repairs lag nationwide
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Trump officials weigh major overhaul of National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife
The Trump administration is considering a major reorganization of the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post. Staff are meeting this week and next to discuss a "realignment" of the two agencies, the documents show. One meeting regarding the National Park Service will discuss "pending duty station changes," referring to the locations where staff report to work.
D.C. monuments sit in the dark as national park repairs lag nationwide
D.C. monuments sit in the dark as national park repairs lag nationwide (washingtonpost.com) D.C. monuments sit in the dark as national park repairs lag nationwide By Joe Heim; Jake Spring 2026110711021100 The lighting at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall at night is intended to be low and moody. Instead, much of it is out altogether. Many of the memorial wall panels bearing the names of the more than 36,000 Americans who died in the war are in the dark.
Trump staff Halloween party had ‘Mount Trumpmore’ display, ‘DEI’ gravestone
Trump administration staffers hosted a Halloween party this week in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building that included a reimagined Mount Rushmore with President Donald Trump’s face and that of numerous Cabinet members, according to two people familiar with the matter and a photo reviewed by The Washington Post.
Trump staff Halloween party had 'Mount Trumpmore' display, 'DEI' gravestone
Trump staff Halloween party had 'Mount Trumpmore' display, 'DEI' gravestone The party at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House featured hyper-partisan decorations.
Trump administration to spend $1.2M to remove DC golf course trees, records show
The Trump administration has budgeted $1.2 million for removing trees at East Potomac Golf Links, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post, as the president seeks to redevelop the beloved D.C. course. The funding for the tree removal is coming from visitor fees collected at the biggest national parks, such as Yellowstone and Yosemite, the documents show.
Trump administration to spend $1.2M to remove D.C. golf course trees, records show
The Trump administration has budgeted $1.2 million for removing trees at East Potomac Golf Links, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post, as the president seeks to redevelop the beloved D.C. course. The funding for the tree removal is coming from visitor fees collected at the biggest national parks, such as Yellowstone and Yosemite, the documents show.
Trump announces relaxed rules on oil firms’ methane leaks Original
Trump announces relaxed rules on oil firms’ methane leaks (washingtonpost.com) Trump announces relaxed rules on oil firms’ methane leaks By Jake Spring; Evan Halper; Isaac Arnsdorf 2026102719120400 The Trump administration is moving to weaken a regulation that requires oil and gas companies to limit leaks of methane, a more potent driver of climate change than carbon dioxide.
Arizona’s Chiricahua monument just became a national park. What’s the difference?
Arizona’s Chiricahua monument just became a national park. What’s the difference? (washingtonpost.com) Arizona’s Chiricahua monument just became a national park. What’s the difference? By Jake Spring 2026102121310600 Chiricahua had been a protected national monument for more than 100 years before it became a national park Tuesday. The different labels are primarily a legal distinction.
U.S. gets its first new national park in six years
In southeastern Arizona, hundreds of rock spires rise out of a landscape where desert, grassland and forest ecosystems meet. Meet the United States' newest national park: Chiricahua. The sacred Apache site, also called the "Wonderland of Rocks," became the 64th national park late Tuesday when President Trump signed the Chiricahua National Park Act. The law had easily passed in the House by voice vote in March and was agreed by unanimous consent in the Senate last month.
They sat atop a ‘grandmother’ tree for months. Border agents knocked it down
LOCHIEL, Ariz. — For more than two months, activists sat high up in the branches of a giant cottonwood tree here on the border with Mexico in an effort to block federal contractors from knocking it down to make way for President Donald Trump’s $46.5 billion border wall expansion.
Activist occupies new tree, extending border wall standoff in Arizona
Activist occupies new tree, extending border wall standoff in Arizona (washingtonpost.com) Activist occupies new tree, extending border wall standoff in Arizona By Jake Spring 2026100821020400 Activists in Arizona say they have occupied a new tree after Customs and Border Protection bulldozed a 150-year-old tree Monday that activists had occupied for more than two months in a bid to block wall construction.
Agentes federais derrubam árvore de 250 anos para dar lugar ao muro de Trump na fronteira dos EUA com o México
Por mais de dois meses, ativistas permaneceram no alto dos galhos de um enorme álamo-do-rio aqui na fronteira com o México, em um esforço para impedir que empreiteiras federais o derrubassem para dar lugar à expansão do muro na fronteira, orçada em US$ 46,5 bilhões pelo presidente Donald Trump.
They Sat Atop a ‘Grandmother’ Tree for Months. Border Agents Knocked It Down.
Activists occupied a cottonwood tree in Arizona for more than two months in a standoff with U.S. Customs and Border Protection contractors. For more than two months, activists sat high up in the branches of a giant cottonwood tree here on the border with Mexico in an effort to block federal contractors from knocking it down to make way for President Donald Trump’s $46.5 billion border wall expansion.
They sat atop a 'grandmother' tree for months. Border agents knocked it down.
LOCHIEL, ARIZ. — For more than two months, activists sat high up in the branches of a giant cottonwood tree here on the border with Mexico in an effort to block federal contractors from knocking it down to make way for President Donald Trump's $46.5 billion border wall expansion.
MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. League officials had approached the Trump administration about the viability of playing a game at the national park, and a National Park Service official had scouted potential locations. After The Washington Post reported on the proposal, local leaders sent letters on Monday to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred expressing “strong opposition” to the idea.
MLB drops its proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park
Commissioner of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred answers questions during a news conference at the MLB winter meetings, Dec. 8, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. League officials had approached the Trump administration about the viability of playing a game at the national park, and a National Park Service official had scouted potential locations.
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MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park (washingtonpost.com) MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park By Stephanie Apstein; Jake Spring 2026100200350500 Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.
Local leaders oppose baseball park in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park
Local leaders in Wyoming have expressed strong opposition to the idea of hosting a Major League Baseball game in Grand Teton National Park, according to letters sent to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball has approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials from the White House and MLB confirmed Saturday. The administration has scouted locations in Grand Teton National Park to build a baseball park to host an MLB game, according to two other people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball has approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials from the White House and MLB confirmed Saturday. The administration has scouted locations in Grand Teton National Park to build a baseball park to host an MLB game, according to two other people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
FILE - Tourists take photos in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) Major League Baseball has approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials from the White House and MLB confirmed Saturday.
Trump’s EPA must reinstate $7 billion grant program for solar panels, judge rules
A district court on Friday ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate a $7 billion grant program that funded solar panel installation for low- and moderate-income families. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law under President Joe Biden, established the Solar for All program, funneling money to states, municipalities, tribes and nonprofits to establish programs incentivizing families or communities to build solar projects.
Trump's EPA must reinstate $7 billion grant program for solar panels, judge rules
Trump's EPA must reinstate $7 billion grant program for solar panels, judge rules Fri, September 18, 2026 at 3:54 PM EDT Workers install solar panels on a home in Kensington, Maryland, in July 2025. - (Maansi Srivastava/For The Washington Post) A district court on Friday ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate a $7 billion grant program that funded solar panel installation for low- and moderate-income families.
Miners stake claims where Trump slashed Bears Ears National Monument
Miners stake claims where Trump slashed Bears Ears National Monument (washingtonpost.com) Miners stake claims where Trump slashed Bears Ears National Monument By Jake Spring 2026091622030500 The first mining claims have been staked in areas that were formerly part of Utah's Bears Ears National Monument, after President Donald Trump issued an order in July shrinking it to less than 10 percent of its original size.
EPA to repeal Biden-era power plant CO2 rules
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in June. (Photo: Samuel Corum/Pool/For The Washington Post) By Jake Spring, The Washington Post//September 14, 2026// Listen to this article The Blueprint The Trump administration plans to repeal Biden-era greenhouse gas rules for coal- and gas-fired power plants. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says the rollback will lower energy costs and support reliable electricity.
EPA plans to scrap rules that limit power-plant climate emissions
Show Caption Hide Caption Concerned about poor air quality? How to read the AQI. USA TODAY's Julia Gomez explains how to read the Air Quality Index, or AQI, as concerns mount about smoke from Canadian wildfires. The Trump administration plans to repeal Biden-era rules to limit the carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that drive climate change, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Trump administration blocks $25 million in funding for national parks
NATION Jake Spring The Washington Post Sept. 14, 2026, 1:06 p.m. ET View Comments The Trump administration has blocked more than 130 projects in national parks across the country worth at least $25 million, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post - funding that had already been secured for some of the most visited parks for work such as fire preparedness in California, prehistoric mound protection in Iowa and sled dog care in Alaska.
EPA to scrap Biden-era rules that limit power-plant climate emissions
BUSINESS Jake Spring The Washington Post Sept. 14, 2026, 12:02 p.m. ET View Comments The Trump administration plans to repeal Biden-era rules to limit the carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that drive climate change, according to three people familiar with the matter.
EPA plans to scrap Biden-era rules that limit power-plant climate emissions
The Trump administration plans to repeal Biden-era rules to limit the carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that drive climate change, according to two people familiar with the matter. Lee Zeldin, Trump's Environmental Protection Agency administrator, said the change would help reduce the cost of Americans' electricity bills, while environmental advocates have criticized the move as increasing pollution at the expense of human health.
Park officials pushed for a Grand Canyon trail to remain closed. Then the floods came.
Before a deadly flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon at the end of August, several National Park Service officials repeatedly pressed for parts of the fire-damaged trail to be closed, according to four current and former agency officials, calling out the heightened risk of runoff and rock slides that could endanger people.
Trump administration blocks $25 million in funding for national parks
The Trump administration has blocked more than 130 projects in national parks across the country worth at least $25 million, according to internal documents reviewed by The Washington Post — funding that had already been secured for some of the most visited parks for work such as fire preparedness in California, prehistoric mound protection in Iowa and sled dog care in Alaska.
Why Trump is planting controversial genetically modified trees near the White House
A young American Chestnut tree grows in a field at a SUNY-ESF field research station in Syracuse, New York. (Lauren Petracca/For The Washington Post) When the Trump administration planted a pair of modified American chestnut trees near the White House this spring - and more recently eased permitting requirements for planting such trees - it renewed a fierce scientific debate over how to restore the once iconic species.
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Why Trump is planting controversial genetically modified trees near the White House (washingtonpost.com) Why Trump is planting controversial genetically modified trees near the White House By Jake Spring 2026090309011600 When the Trump administration planted a pair of modified American chestnut trees near the White House this spring — and more recently eased permitting requirements for planting such trees — it renewed a fierce scientific debate over how to restore the once iconic species.
Why Trump is planting controversial genetically modified trees near the White House
When the Trump administration planted a pair of modified American chestnut trees near the White House this spring - and more recently eased permitting requirements for planting such trees - it renewed a fierce scientific debate over how to restore the once iconic species. The pair of genetically engineered American chestnuts were planted in President's Park across the street from the White House as part of an Arbor Day commemoration in April.
What the developer behind the Yosemite land swap wants to build
A potential deal to enable a land swap in Yosemite National Park would allow for a driveway that would connect a lodge and rental cabins to the iconic park, the project's developer said in an interview with The Washington Post. Jeff Pori, chief executive of Nevada-based Kingsbarn Realty Capital, shared new details about the company's goals Monday in his first press interview on the topic.
At least 80 people rescued after Grand Canyon flash flooding; one is unaccounted for
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Two bodies found and search continues after Grand Canyon flash flooding
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At least 80 people rescued after Grand Canyon flash flooding; one is unaccounted for (washingtonpost.com) At least 80 people rescued after Grand Canyon flash flooding; one is unaccounted for By N. Kirkpatrick; Brianna Sacks; Jake Spring 2026083117340300 At least 80 people have been rescued after a significant flash flood hit parts of Grand Canyon National Park, park officials said Monday. Authorities said Monday evening that only one person was unaccounted for based on permits.
Trump administration considering deal to give up part of Yosemite National Park
The Trump administration is considering a deal that would give a small part of Yosemite National Park in California to a Nevada-based private developer, which is seeking to build a road to gain direct access to the park, according to park advocates and a representative of the company involved.
Trump administration considering deal to give up part of Yosemite National Park
Trump administration considering deal to give up part of Yosemite National Park Fri, August 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM EDT The Trump administration is considering a deal that would give a small part of Yosemite National Park in California to a Nevada-based private developer, which is seeking to build a road to gain privileged access to the park, according to park advocates.
US aiming to weaken global limits on plastic production Original
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. The United States has doubled down on its opposition to plastic production limits in global treaty talks, according to a diplomatic memo reviewed by The Washington Post, pushing to create a broad loophole to disregard the treaty on national security grounds.
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