A January thaw for the record books is firmly established across much of North America, with Washington, D.C., setting an all-time January high temperature record of 80°F Friday, as similar milestones fell elsewhere.
Why it matters: The record warmth is by far the earliest 80-degree temperature D.C. had ever seen, coming weeks before the previous 80-degree high and just one week after snow blanketed the nation's capital.
The Biden administration will pause approvals of new liquefied natural gas export facilities, partly to more fully consider each project's potential climate change consequences, President Biden announced Friday morning.
Why it matters: The U.S. is the top LNG exporter in the world. A moratorium affects the fate of facilities that do not yet have a permit from the Energy Department, and would come online later this decade.
Most milk alternatives don't taste like the ingredient they feature (oat, almond, cashew, etc.) — but a newcomer called pistachio milk does, and delightfully so.
