Environment

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Ford Motor Co., line workers put together ventilators that the automaker is assembling at the Ford Rawsonville plant in Ypsilanti Township, Mich. U.S. Regulations are likely to fall heaviest on the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, which combined account for 33% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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“I think one thing we can all agree to is the world needs to reduce its carbon emissions and I think we are on the same page,” Rep. David McKinley said Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Crazy worms, also known as Asian jumping worms, have spread to multiple regions in the U.S. Scientists worry about the worms’ environmental impacts because the invasive species strips topsoil of nutrients that other plants, animals and fungi need to survive. (Susan Day/UW-Madison Arboregum)

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Imaging tests from some patients months after their COVID-19 recovery show damage to the heart, even among those with mild symptoms. Scientists are looking into why some experience long COVID. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Illustration on the GOP's sudden concern with climate change by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on ICE policy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Climate change activists dumped mounds of cow manure outside the White House Thursday, April 22, 2021, to protest President Biden’s plan to drastically cut carbon emissions, saying it doesn’t go far enough. (Photo with permission, courtesy of Gabriel Laurence Cowan, @gabriel_laurence_photography on Instagram)

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Natural Gas infrastructure provides exceptional reliability, versatility and storage capability to meet the energy needs of the future.

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Max Scherzer fires a pitch during his nine-strikeout performance on April 21, 2021, at Nationals Park against the St. Louis Cardinals. (All-Pro Reels Photography) ** FILE **

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A demonstrator holds a poster as she attends a protest climate strike and rally of the "Friday For Future Movement" on Sept. 27, 2019. (Associated Press)

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Energy & Environment 2021 available in the April 22, 2021 edition of The Washington Times. (cover)

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"At this time of unprecedented crisis, we must move forward to boldly address the systemic and existential threats facing us today and that includes combating climate change and making sure every American has a safe and decent place to live," Sen. Bernard Sanders said of the legislative package. (Associated Press photographs)

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Some smugglers use inflatable rafts to take families across the Rio Grande from Mexico to the U.S. Authorities in Texas have reported an increase in drownings in the river this year. (Associated Press)

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The Denver Parks and Recreation Department donated 14 bison to American Indian tribes this month as reparations. The first-of-its-kind gift from Denver will help reintroduce wild bison to their homes. All 14 bison were adult females and about half might be pregnant. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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What will it be: nuclear or cyber armageddon, devastating climate change, or dialogue to save the planet? (Sponsored)

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President Biden wants 500,000 charging stations installed across the country to fuel electric cars that are “made in America,” but the lack of domestically produced rare earth minerals required for such an endeavor would make the U.S. heavily reliant on China. (Associated Press)

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Tens of thousands of civilians found refuge after fleeing increasingly brazen al-Shabab terrorists in Palma, a hub for valuable gas projects in northern Mozambique. Witnesses said bodies littered streets during the dayslong rampage through the city. (Associated Press)

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NASA engineers on Tuesday dropped a model capsule of the Orion spacecraft into the Hydro Impact Basin at the Langley Research Center as a water landing test. The Orion spacecraft is scheduled to carry astronauts, including the first female, to the moon's surface in 2024 on the Artemis III flight. (Courtesy of NASA)