Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The country’s largest oil company is designing a natural gas power plant outfitted with carbon capture technology to meet the voracious power demand of technology companies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/business/energy-environment/exxon-mobil-data-centers-power-plant.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some young climate activists who were galvanized under Donald Trump’s first presidency are taking a different approach to his second. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/climate/youth-climate-movement-sunrise.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government wants to rapidly replace oil and natural gas with clean energy, but offshore wind and other alternatives are still in their early stages. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/business/energy-environment/britain-oil-clean-energy-transition.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The transport route around the southern tip of Africa was once little used — but freighters are now forced to take it and are charging higher rates. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/business/houthi-red-sea-attacks-shipping-lanes-africa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment They would become the most commonly seen species to receive federal protection if the proposal is adopted. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/climate/monarch-butterflies-endangered-species-list.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove, probably for the first time in thousands of years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/climate/arctic-emissions-carbon-ice-warming.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Widespread adoption of heat pumps could prevent thousands of premature deaths and save billions on energy bills, according to a new analysis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/climate/heat-pumps-savings.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fine artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers on climate change, A.I. and the idea that maybe everything is pretty much our fault. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/special-series/oliver-jeffers-2024-reflections.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/climate/epa-dry-cleaning-chemical-ban-perc-tce.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment We’ve got the scoop on traditional clay box fillers and the alternatives. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/climate/environment-sustainability-kitty-litter.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New York City has extended its curbside composting program to all five boroughs. Here’s how to sort through the heap of rules and guidelines. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/realestate/how-to-compost-nyc.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/climate/global-desertification.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Forrest Meggers, a professor at Princeton University, has turned his home into a live-in laboratory that pushes the boundaries of sustainability. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/nyregion/forrest-meggers-princeton-green-home.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which backstop most U.S. mortgages, know floods and fires are a growing problem. But little action has been taken. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/business/economy/mortgages-climate-risk-fannie-freddie.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Hadrian’s Aqueduct supplied water to Greece’s capital for centuries but was then largely abandoned. It’s being revived to ease water scarcity amid global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/world/europe/greece-athens-hadrians-aqueduct-water.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s not just the elderly. More than three-quarters of heat-related deaths in Mexico occurred among people younger than 35, researchers reported. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/health/heat-deaths-young-adults.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ottawa says its focus on the Arctic comes after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “has shaken the foundations” of international cooperation in the northern region. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/world/canada/canada-arctic-russia-china.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some fear Donald Trump could freeze the Energy Department’s loan office, which supports electric vehicles, geothermal, nuclear and other novel technologies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/climate/energy-electric-car-batteries-trump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A company controlled by Goldman Sachs is helping to lead a lobbying effort by makers of fertilizer linked to “forever chemicals.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/climate/sludge-fertilizer-synagro-lobbying.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Judges in The Hague are weighing what, exactly, international law requires countries to do about global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/climate/icj-climate-case-hague.html