Environment

1_262021_aptopix-severe-weather-alab8202.jpg

Patti Herring sobs as she sorts through the remains of her home in Fultondale, Alabama, on Tuesday after it was destroyed by a tornado. The rare winter tornado killed one person and injured dozens. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

B4-berman.jpg

Illustration on improving recycling by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

B1-Chanis.jpg

Illustration on climate lawsuits by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Hope-Gund.jpg

Georgetown center back Rio Hope-Gund sets himself to pass the ball. (Courtesy Georgetown Athletics Communications)

pronouns.png

Screen capture from a WhiteHouse.gov contact form, which now includes a menu for choosing one's preferred pronouns. (www.whitehouse.gov)

20210121edsuc-a.jpg

I'm going to whip this virus! (Illustration by Dana Summers for Tribune Content Agency)

B4butcherenvironmen.jpg

FILE - This Aug. 6, 2018, file photo shows the Rio Grande flowing south of Taos, New Mexico. Democratic state senators are seeking to strengthen protections for the environment and natural resources through a joint resolution that seeks to amend the state constitution and bring New Mexico in line with numerous other states that already guarantee residents rights to clean air and water. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

BmarksLGcyptochina.jpg

China’s hybrid warfare in the crypto space illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

B4shirleyLGgilawild.jpg

Gila River and conservatives illustration by The Washington Times

B4-hsiang.jpg

Illustration on peril to Taiwan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

B1-C.jpg

Illustration on SCOTUS and climate policy legislation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

manatee.jpg

Federal wildlife authorities are on the search for the person or persons responsible for carving the word "Trump" into a manatee's back. (Screenshot via Citrus County Chronicle)

190827-M-SK440-003.jpg

The Marine Corps is on a path toward sweeping changes. Proposals to remake the Corps into a leaner, more efficient fighting force include giving up all of its tanks, dramatically remaking its artillery batteries and reducing the number of active-duty service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph)

201204-N-ED185-1077.jpg

The littoral combat ships project has been bedeviled with engineering headaches since its inception. Now a newly revealed mechanical problem with the propulsion system could signal a potentially disastrous design flaw throughout the ships. (U.S. Navy photograph)

B4hornerLGparisclim.jpg

Paris climate agreement illustration by The Washington Times

B3thomasLGbidenenvi.jpg

Illustration on Biden and climate change policy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

HURT 2020 09 .png

Former U.S. President Barack Obama, left, shares a laugh with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel after Emanuel introduced Obama at a summit on climate change involving mayors from around the globe Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Chicago. The conference comes after President Trump said the U.S. will pull out of the Paris agreement. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ** FILE ** Photo edited for Best of 2020 list.