World Economic Forum: Davos Braces for Political Drama as the World Warms
A new U.S. president’s promise to expand fossil fuels that is at odds with global ambitions to combat climate change will be a topic of discussion at the World Economic Forum.
Environment
Lee Zeldin, Trump’s Pick to Head E.P.A., Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing
Mr. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist with little experience in environmental policy, would be charged with dismantling climate rules and perhaps the agency itself.
Biden to Designate Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments in California
With these two new monuments, Mr. Biden has protected more federal land and waters than any other president, about 674 million acres.