Industry groups and key lawmakers in both parties say the proposal by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was poorly timed amid a push for increased natural gas exports following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

‘They are opposite seasons. You don’t see the north and the south (poles) both melting at the same time,’ an ice expert says.

The changes are forcing communities, including in Maine, to adapt and curtail some winter activities while also raising the risk of environmental and health issues.

From Texas to Florida, the entire U.S. Gulf coast is under serious threat from rising seas as the planet’s polar ice caps melt, the U.N. report says.