To Understand Trump and Biden, Look to Reagan and Carter

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Forty-four years ago, Ronald Reagan took aim at Jimmy Carter’s environmental legacy. President Biden’s climate initiatives could face a similar fate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/climate/jimmy-carter-joe-biden-environmental-policy.html

Residents Turn to Home Lifting In Response to the Threat of Flooding

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As climate change intensifies, flooding is emerging as a threat for homes not previously seen as high-risk. Some residents are responding creatively by lifting up their homes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/realestate/home-lifts-flooding-climate-change.html

Why Champagne Producers Are Using the Perpetual Reserve Method More Frequently

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new method of making nonvintage Champagnes is taking hold. Producers see it as a hedge against climate change while improving overall quality. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/dining/drinks/champagne-perpetual-reserve-method.html

Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/climate/carbon-capture-global-warming.html

At 23, Surviving Scandal to Take a Green Seat in the E.U. Parliament

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in Brussels, faced a harsh questioning of her character and credibility before winning a chance to fight against climate change in the halls of power. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/world/europe/lena-schilling-austria-greens.html

PG&E Secures $15 Billion Loan From U.S. Energy Department

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The loan, the biggest-ever commitment from the Loan Programs Office, is intended to fund the California utility’s grid and climate resiliency projects. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/business/energy-environment/pge-loan-energy-department.html

One Ski Resort’s Long-shot Bet to Survive Low Snowfall and Devastating Wildfires

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The closest ski hill to Los Angeles recently sold to an investment group with big plans. But can those ideas work amid catastrophic climate threats that continue to plague the mountain? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/business/ski-resorts-low-snowfall-wildfires.html

How the Climate Movement Is Changing Tactics After Trump’s Win

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Faced with a president-elect who has called global warming a “scam,” activists are changing their strategies and pushing a message of hope. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/climate/climate-movement-trump-election.html

Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/climate/global-desertification.html

Athens Revives Hadrian’s Aqueduct to Help With Water Crunch

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Hadrian’s Aqueduct supplied water to Greece’s capital for centuries but was then largely abandoned. It’s being revived to ease water scarcity amid global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/world/europe/greece-athens-hadrians-aqueduct-water.html

U.S. Defends Paris Climate Accord as ‘Best Hope’ at International Court of Justice

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a landmark international hearing on climate change, a U.S. representative backed the Paris Agreement, but left unanswered questions about U.S. commitments in a Trump presidency. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/climate/paris-agreement-international-court-justice.html

North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate Change

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Carrboro accused Duke, one of the nation’s largest utility companies, of ignoring data about climate change while increasing use of fossil fuels. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/business/energy-environment/duke-energy-climate-change-lawsuit.html

Trump Will Have Enormous Power Over Climate Action. Here’s Why.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Presidents have extraordinary control over climate policy, in part, because it’s been decades since Congress has passed a comprehensive environmental bill. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/climate/donald-trump-climate-change-policy-power.html

What Trump’s Cabinet Picks and Advisers Say About Climate Change

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President-elect Donald Trump’s chief advisers would include one person who calls global warming an “existential” threat and some who don’t accept it as a problem at all. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/climate/trump-cabinet-stefanik-zeldin-wright.html

An Arctic Hamlet is Sinking Into the Thawing Permafrost

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Canada is losing its permafrost to climate change. The Indigenous residents of Tuktoyaktuk know they’ll have to move but don’t agree on when. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/world/americas/canada-arctic-permafrost-thawing.html

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