President Biden is today expected to announce a new U.S. target for greenhouse-gas emissions: a 50 percent reduction by 2030. The Wall Street Journal reports that he is looking to reestablish a leadership role for the country on climate change. NPR breaks down what it will take to achieve the new target. Last spring, thousands of federally incarcerated people were sent home to continue serving their sentences there. The Washington Post explains why many are now wondering whether they’ll be sent back behind bars. And Reuters recently spoke with a few people whose newfound freedom may be short-lived. Housing experts are warning that a real-estate bubble fueled by climate change could eventually burst — sending a shock through the U.S. economy. Time looks at how this could happen. In 1879, a botanist named William Beal began an experiment to find out how long seeds can lie dormant underground and still be able to sprout. It’s still going on today. NPR has the story of the latest installment of this multicentury study.

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