Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With Mercury joining the show, all seven of Earth’s celestial neighbors will be present at dusk this week. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/science/astronomy-planets-stargazing.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a closely watched case, the owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline is claiming the environmental group masterminded protests that hurt the company’s business. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/climate/greenpeace-energy-transfer-dakota-access-lawsuit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Industry experts say Western companies will need to weigh potential access to oil and gas riches against political risks and other hazards of doing business in Russia. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/business/russia-sanctions-oil-gas-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment OMV, a multinational energy company based in Vienna, has shifted to other options, including increasing its own output of natural gas, drilling for oil and experimenting with geothermal energy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/business/austria-natural-gas-russia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change is behind the windfall gains, and growers are worried about whether they can adapt. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/business/coffee-prices-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The funding, approved by Congress and overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency, had been blocked since January, when President Trump ordered a pause and review of climate and clean energy programs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/trump-epa-spending-unfrozen.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With 1,000 full-time employees out, and the fate of thousands more seasonal workers unclear, tours are being canceled and some wonder who will empty the trash. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/travel/national-park-service-firings.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An awkward truth has become evident in the first days of the Trump administration, as many firms mute their commitments to diversity and sustainability. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/business/profits-dei-milton-friedman.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An attempt by the agency to claw back billions in climate funds has led to confusion and the resignation of a top prosecutor. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/climate/epa-climate-funds-green-banks-20-billion.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/climate/trump-cuts-hud-disaster-recovery.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With the Trump administration reversing support for low-carbon power, the business case for making wind, solar and electric vehicle parts gets weaker. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/business/economy/clean-energy-manufacturing-trump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The suit, filed in Alaska, is likely to be the first of many challenging the administration’s goal of expanding fossil fuel production. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/climate/alaska-lawsuit-trump-offshore-drilling.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A microbiologist, he popularized “vertical farming” — raising crops in tall buildings — to remediate climate change and feed more people. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/science/dickson-despommier-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cited President Trump’s claim of a national energy emergency to speed up permits for new gas pipelines and other projects. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/climate/army-corps-engineers-fossil-fuel-permits.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Thousands of employees who helped oversee vast areas of wilderness have lost their jobs in President Trump’s moves to shrink the federal work force. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/climate/trump-layoffs-park-and-forest-service-workers.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/climate/usaid-climate-social-unrest-terrorism.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state will no longer require some truckers to shift away from diesel semis but hopes that subsidies can keep dreams of pollution-free big rigs alive. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/business/energy-environment/electric-trucks-california-trump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At a conference in Boston, the nation’s scientists commiserated and strategized as funding cuts and federal layoffs throw their world into turmoil. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/climate/trump-science-funding-cuts.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After years in Big Pharma, a chemist pivoted to help save the species that made Ozempic possible. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/science/gila-monsters-cryptosporidium.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are growing more dangerous and frequent. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/climate/us-forest-service-layoffs-wildfires.html