Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Carbon offsets have been heavily criticized as greenwashing, but they have a hidden benefit: getting crucial climate funds to developing nations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/climate/how-to-fix-carbon-offsets.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation, audio from the event revealed. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/climate/pfas-forever-chemicals-industry-lawsuits.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate-focused shareholders are rethinking their tactics ahead of this week’s annual meetings at Exxon Mobil and Chevron. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/business/dealbook/oil-chevron-exxon-activist-investors.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The new principles aim to define ‘high-integrity’ offsets amid concerns that current practices often don’t cut greenhouse gas emissions as claimed. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/climate/yellen-carbon-offset-market.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Since last May, the average person experienced 26 more days of abnormal warmth than they would have without global warming, a new analysis found. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/climate/extreme-heat-worldwide.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials expect New York City’s new tolling system to reduce air pollution, as well as carbon emissions. The impact may be uneven. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/nyregion/congestion-pricing-air-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/science/stick-insect-extinction-tree-lobster.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He has vowed to shred President Biden’s E.V. policies and has threatened that “You won’t be able to sell those cars.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/climate/trump-electric-vehicles.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president wants to shift America’s car fleet toward electric vehicles, but not at the expense of American jobs or national security. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/business/biden-evs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The bluffs, dunes and lagoons of the Magdalens, a colorful yet tranquil island chain north of Prince Edward Island, are far from everywhere. That’s the point. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/travel/magdalen-islands-quebec-canada.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Deaths are rising sharply, and the Biden administration is trying to respond. Its plan faces big hurdles. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/climate/extreme-heat-biden-workplace.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Local officials in Nevada, fearing that billions in federal support could dry up after Election Day, are in a “mad dash” to secure funds before November. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/climate/nevada-ira-state-funding-biden-trump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Extreme heat and other weather challenges are in the forecast this summer, and travel advisers, tourists and local officials are getting prepared. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/travel/heat-waves-europe-tourists.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heat and drought are taking a toll on the tiny soil creatures that help to lock away planet-warming carbon, according to a new analysis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/climate/mites-springtails-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/climate/orphan-wells-capping-methane-leaks.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After halting a test of controversial technology to fight global warming, the city of Alameda, Calif., said it had found no “measurable health risk” from the giant salty-mist-spraying fans. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/climate/cloud-brightening-geoengineering.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president’s signature 2022 climate law has sparked a rapid clean energy boom but its political impact is a lot less clear. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/climate/the-biden-clean-energy-boom.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Atlantic hurricane season is looking to be an extraordinary one, with 17 to 25 named storms predicted, experts said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/weather/noaa-atlantic-hurricane-forecast-prediction.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Two committees are seeking information from oil executives about a dinner where, the lawmakers say, the former president proposed a quid pro quo. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/climate/trump-oil-democrats.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The deaths of dozens of howler monkeys may be the latest sign of the danger extreme temperatures pose to wildlife around the world. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/climate/howler-monkeys-mexico-heat.html