Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wildfires and hurricanes are pushing chemicals into the environment, with health effects that scientists are just beginning to understand. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/climate/flooding-chemicals-health-research.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Government Accountability Office found that the administration “did not consistently ensure” that appointees to E.P.A. advisory boards met federal ethics requirements. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/15/climate/epa-advisory-panels-gao-report.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “Sun & Sea (Marina),” which won the top prize at this year’s Venice Biennale, portrays a deceptively relaxing day at the beach. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/arts/music/sun-and-sea-lithuania-venice-biennale-review.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As climate change emerges as the latest front in Europe’s culture wars, can Green parties show that environmental policy is compatible with social justice? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/world/europe/greens-yellow-vests-germany-europe-populism.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 13, 2019 (ENS) – The World Heritage Committee inscribed 29 new natural and cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during this year’s session, which took place in Baku from June 30 to July 10 under the chairmanship of Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev. Read […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 13, 2019 (ENS) – The World Heritage Committee inscribed 29 new natural and cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during this year’s session, which took place in Baku from June 30 to July 10 under the chairmanship of Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev. Read […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Three years of brutal disasters mean fewer trained FEMA workers are available to help victims of Barry — or whatever storm comes after it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/climate/barry-storm-fema-staff.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agency is preparing to weaken rules that, for a quarter-century, have given communities a voice in deciding how much industrial pollution may legally be released nearby. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/climate/epa-community-pollution-appeal.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service LYON, France, July 12, 2019 (ENS) – A global joint customs and police operation all during the month of June seized large quantities of internationally protected plants and animals, from live big cats and primates to timber, and made hundreds of arrests of suspected smugglers worldwide. Read the full […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment You too can reduce your carbon footprint, one light bulb at a time. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/realestate/making-your-house-greener.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Gulf Coast is being inundated with rain and preparing for possible landfall of a tropical storm. A study of recent hurricanes found that climate change increased rainfall by up to 9 percent. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/climate/hurricane-tropical-storms.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, why you should talk about global warming Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-cei.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The analyst, Rod Schoonover, spoke in June before the House Intelligence Committee, but the White House refused to approve his written testimony for entry into the record. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/climate/rod-schoonover-resigns.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Even if Democrats win the White House and the Senate in 2020, effectively combating climate change might require the elimination of the Senate filibuster. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/us/politics/climate-change-filibuster.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Cities will need to spend heavily to adapt their water systems to cope with rainstorms like the one that struck Monday, experts warn. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/climate/washington-dc-floods.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, July 9, 2019 (ENS) – The largest bloom of macroalgae in the world, an unprecedented belt of brown algae, now stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico – and it’s likely here to stay warn scientists at the University of South Florida in St. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump selectively talked up what he said were achievements in ensuring air and water quality, declining carbon emissions and Superfund cleanups. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/us/politics/trump-environmental-record-fact-check.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Our Travel editor says the desk will buy carbon offsets in an effort to acknowledge and address the environmental impact of its coverage. “It’s a start,” she writes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/reader-center/travel-carbon-offsets.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The governors, including two Republicans and governors of four states that voted for President Trump in 2016, are urging his administration to halt his rollback of clean car rules. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/climate/trump-governors-clean-car-rules.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Consultants thought the speech would help President Trump’s re-election efforts. But experts said many of the president’s claims weren’t based in fact. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/us/politics/trump-environment-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss