Can Biden cut U.S. climate emissions in half?

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<p>President Biden is today expected to announce a new U.S. target for greenhouse-gas emissions: a 50 percent reduction by 2030. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALPbmnSecRriEXsj9njb8Vw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports that he is looking to reestablish a leadership role for the country on climate change. <a href="https://apple.news/ABgptzuC0QcSJJOYx4sFyjA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> breaks down what it will take to achieve the new target.</p> <p>Last spring, thousands of federally incarcerated people were sent home to continue serving their sentences there. The <a href="https://apple.news/AvYISqKm3SYOQN4M1azCUdw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains why many are now wondering whether they&rsquo;ll be sent back behind bars. And <a href="https://apple.news/A8VUgUn8oQs6aWMIJ1W9XRQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> recently spoke with a few people whose newfound freedom may be short-lived.</p> <p>Housing experts are warning that a real-estate bubble fueled by climate change could eventually burst &mdash; sending a shock through the U.S. economy. <a href="https://apple.news/A4TQDaKD6SrO3X-L987ZZSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> looks at how this could happen.</p> <p>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&rsquo;s still going on today. <a href="https://apple.news/AQPG50UR5SviAKATp62PfFw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story of the latest installment of this multicentury study.</p>