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
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The direct air capture industry has ambitious plans to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it’s vying for limited renewable power resources. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/climate/direct-air-capture-power-energy-needs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals” from the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/climate/forever-chemicals-sewage-sludge-fertilizer-texas.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/climate/trumps-funding-freeze-raises-a-new-question-is-the-governments-word-good.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/climate/fema-quietly-eases-rules-meant-to-protect-buildings-in-flood-zones.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In his first few weeks, President Trump has frozen climate spending, shaken up staffing at agencies like the E.P.A. and set off a wave of legal challenges. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/climate/tracking-trumps-biggest-climate-moves.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/climate/california-chemical-warning-labels.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An intense storm could cause flooding and debris flows in areas burned by wildfires. Some residents have begun to evacuate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/weather/california-storm-flooding.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The court ruled that the Trump administration had a narrowly defined path to withhold some funds to the city that had been approved by Congress. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/climate/fema-funds-nyc-migrant-shelters-judge-ruling.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The second-largest U.S. oil company may cut as many as 9,000 workers worldwide in an effort to cut costs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/business/energy-environment/chevron-layoffs-oil.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The nominee, Kathleen Sgamma, has worked for nearly two decades on behalf of oil and gas companies in Western states. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/kathleen-sgamma-blm-trump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As Trump pledges regulatory rollbacks, environmental groups say the administration’s aggressive cost-cutting tactics could make it easier for them to win some long-term battles. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/climate/environmental-legal-strategy-lawsuit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Federal regulators approved a proposal from the nation’s largest grid operator that will give primacy to 50 new power plants, a decision to help meet the country’s growing electricity demand. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/business/energy-environment/gas-power-plants-electric-grid.html