Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Beijing’s ban on exporting six valuable minerals highlights America’s reliance on China for many raw materials that Washington has designated “critical.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/climate/rare-earths-critical-minerals-china-united-states.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Fast fashion retailers rely heavily on shipping by air. The president’s tariffs could change that. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/climate/trump-tariffs-online-shopping.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate experts say such storms are becoming more frequent and severe in the country. This was its worst of the year so far. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/world/middleeast/iraq-sandstorm.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The White House will soon move to rapidly repeal or freeze rules that affect health, food, workplace safety, transportation and more. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/trump-doge-regulations.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “What’s Left,” by Malcolm Harris, arrives at a particularly difficult time to consider anything beyond our immediate turmoil. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/books/review/whats-left-malcolm-harris.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Crowds of tourists bound for Antarctica have brought prosperity to Argentina’s southernmost city, but the boom is also squeezing locals and stressing the environment. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/travel/ushuaia-argentina-antarctica-cruises.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In letters to multiple agencies, the focus is on how job reductions at E.P.A., Interior and other agencies would hurt President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/climate/federal-job-cuts-epa-interior-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment National Grid, which owns the high-voltage electricity grid in England and Wales, is rebuilding it in a government-backed drive to attract investment and tackle climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/business/energy-environment/britain-clean-energy-national-grid.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/business/energy-environment/trump-coal-power-plants.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/business/honeybees-colony-collapse.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump may be turning relations with NATO and Russia inside out, but winter war games revealed that two militaries’ cooperation was unchanged. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/world/europe/prepping-for-war-with-russia-at-36-degrees-below-zero.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/climate/noaa-research-budget-cuts.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ann Arbor, Mich., moved forward with an ambitious plan to build its own utility that aims provide clean power outside the grid. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/climate/ann-arbor-michigan-renewable-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president is trying new shortcuts to eliminate energy and environmental rules, but legal experts say the efforts could face high hurdles. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/climate/trump-regulations.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/climate/cargo-shipping-emissions.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials are moving to eliminate requirements that most big polluters disclose how much carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases they emit. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/climate/epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Kathleen Sgamma abruptly withdrew from consideration days after a memo surfaced in which she sharply criticized President Trump. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/climate/kathleen-sgamma-blm.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New warnings from financial firms and insurers point to a future defined by profound risks to the global economy from heat, storms and other disasters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/climate/climate-change-economic-effects.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers studying pharmaceutical pollution tracked salmon that had been exposed to anti-anxiety medication. The fish appeared to lose their inhibitions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/climate/salmon-anti-anxiety-drugs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The cuts to a Princeton University program come as the Trump administration has been reviewing an array of research grants related to global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/climate/trump-noaa-princeton-climate-research.html