SPOTLIGHT

1. LAW

Malheur trial offers Capitol rioters a path to acquittal

The failed prosecution of some protesters who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016 should serve as a cautionary tale for prosecutors of Capitol riot conspiracy cases.

SPOTLIGHT

1. LAW

Malheur trial offers Capitol rioters a path to acquittal

Top Stories

2. PUBLIC HEALTH

Biden in hot seat to protect workers from warming

3. LAW

Chemical giants strike $4B deal on PFAS liabilities

4. OFF TOPIC

NRDC's new leader on climate bills, Gina McCarthy, theater

Transition

5. EPA

'Guided by science': Biden appointees hop aboard

6. WHITE HOUSE

Sources: Biden taps Sharon Block for regulatory office

7. PUBLIC HEALTH

Etzel: Biden should hire more epidemiologists at EPA

8. INTERIOR

Biden's FWS chief's career: Raised by wolves

9. PEOPLE

Herrick tapped as USDA communications director

Politics

10. ADVOCACY

Carol Browner advising South Korean battery maker

11. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Advocates hope for quick action from Biden

12. CLIMATE

Youthful Sunrise Movement wants to give Biden a hard time

13. TRIBES

'Your Land'? Some Native Americans question inaugural song

TRUMP EXIT

14. INTERVIEW

Ex-top aide on working 'full throttle' on Trump's EPA agenda

Congress

15. CAPITOL RIOT

Schumer: Impeachment article coming Monday

16. NOMINATIONS

Austin confirmed as Biden Defense secretary

Natural Resources

17. NATIONAL PARKS

Park Police acting chief tests positive for COVID-19

18. BRISTOL BAY

Pebble mine developers appeal permit denial

19. FORESTS

Biden admin to review Tongass roadless-rule decision

20. WILDLIFE

Records show bees are declining globally

21. YOSEMITE

Park remains closed after winds topple 2 giant sequoias

Law

22. PEOPLE

DOJ gets temporary environment chief

23. PUBLIC LANDS

Judge: How does Biden order change border wall funding feud?

Business

24. PANDEMIC

Biden considers COVID-19 safety measures for mineworkers

25. OIL AND GAS

Exxon Mobil becomes latest sponsor to sever Iditarod ties

Air and Water

26. WATER POLLUTION

EPA finalizes contentious Maui guidance

States

27. WISCONSIN

Tests reveal elevated PFAS levels in Madison lakes

28. COLORADO

Lawyer for Dane charged in wildfire wants case dismissed

29. ALASKA

Dunleavy pitches dividend change amid legislative splits

International

30. INDIA

Six dead in collapse of abandoned coal mine

1. ELECTRICITY

4 takeaways from Texas blackout crisis

2. TRANSITION

Biden to tap tribal water expert to oversee Army Corps

3. INTERIOR

Deb Haaland's last chance to win over Republicans

4. ENERGY TRANSITIONS

As Texas went dark, power flowed in America's coldest place