Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, June 29, 2019 (ENS) – Climate change was on the formal presidential debate agenda for the first time as 20 Democratic presidential candidates with their hopes pinned to the 2020 election debated for the first time in back-to-back sessions Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Adrienne Arsht […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The pact, decades in the making, was hailed as a powerful endorsement of multilateral free trade as protectionist policies are on the rise globally. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/world/americas/eu-four-latin-american-nations-trade-deal.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Oregon’s capital has descended into turmoil since Republicans vanished to prevent a vote on a climate change bill backed by Democrats. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/oregon-climate-fight.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, June 26, 2019 (ENS) – Whether it was the Big Bang, Midas or God himself, we don’t really need to unlock the mystery of the origins of gold when we’ve already identified an asteroid worth US$700 quintillion in precious heavy metals. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/06/27/golden-asteroid-could-make-everyone-on-earth-wealthy/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Here is a look at what the Group of 20 is and does, and some of the important things to watch as world leaders gather in Japan over the next two days. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/world/asia/what-is-the-g20.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment By signing a clean-car deal with California, Canada inserted itself into the high-profile battle over Mr. Trump’s weakening of rules to fight climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/climate/canada-auto-emissions-california.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The key is understanding what climate change is. “A lot of people, when they talk to children, are processing their own anxiety and fears,” a psychologist said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/science/climate-change-children-education.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The governor of Washington has made climate change his campaign’s singular focus, going so far as to call for a climate debate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/politics/jay-inslee-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Emmanuel Macron of France said that he would not sign any Group of 20 joint statement unless it dealt with climate change, in a barb at President Trump’s rejection of the Paris accord. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/europe/macron-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The official, William L. Wehrum, helped to write Trump administration rules weakening climate change protections and supporting the coal industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/climate/bill-wehrum-epa.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Utilities are facing a choice: embrace natural gas, or shift more aggressively to renewable power? The decision will have a major climate impact. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/climate/natural-gas-renewables-fight.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Should the Democratic hopefuls focus on differentiating themselves from one another or stir the imagination on who’s best to go against President Trump in the general election? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/elections/voters-democratic-debates.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mette Frederiksen, leader of the center-left Social Democrats, will head a minority government that pledged a 70 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2030. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/europe/denmark-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Meteorologists say temperatures could climb above 40 degrees Celsius, or more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit, across large stretches of the continent. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/europe/europe-heat-wave.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Which candidates believe the next president can stop climate change? How do they see the future of health care, handguns, the Supreme Court and other issues? Here’s a quick look at their answers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/politics/democratic-debate-candidate-questions.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, a plan to mine a pristine wilderness area. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-carwash.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The leak, about 12 miles off the Louisiana coast, has been releasing oil and gas into the Gulf of Mexico since 2004, when a bundle of undersea pipes ruptured. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/climate/taylor-energy-gulf-of-mexico.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Last week, NASA’s Curiosity rover detected a belch of natural gas on the red planet. The gas has since dissipated, leaving only a mystery. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/science/mars-methane-nasa.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The project’s reversal of fortunes has angered environmentalists and focused attention on an unusual connection between a Chilean billionaire and President Trump’s family. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/climate/trump-minnesota-mine.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Pollutants like particulate matter affect our brains’ ability to function well in the workplace, research shows. Read the full article at: https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/603575574/0/edf/blogs/feed~Are-your-workers-making-mistakes-Could-be-air-pollution-messing-with-their-brains