Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on family planning in uncertain times. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/magazine/family-planning-uncertain-times-ethics.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Regan informed agency employees that he would leave before the formal end of the Biden term. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/climate/epa-michael-regan-departs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study finds that deaths related to cold weather in the United States have risen in the past two decades. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/well/cold-deaths-health.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The swirling wind and rain hit an area where a yearslong insurgency had already forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/world/africa/cyclone-chido-death-toll-mozambique.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in Brussels, faced a harsh questioning of her character and credibility before winning a chance to fight against climate change in the halls of power. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/world/europe/lena-schilling-austria-greens.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A 38-day expedition in the remote Alto Mayo region, where development threatens wild habitats, turned up one previously unknown animal after another. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/science/peru-alto-mayo-species-discovered.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Even in formerly low-risk areas, home insurers are raising premiums and ending coverage. The upheaval could push down home values and reverberate through the economy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/climate/how-the-climate-crisis-became-an-insurance-crisis.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An eminent geologist, he argued against putting condos and hotels on vulnerable coastal landscapes. Environmentalists applauded; many others didn’t. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/science/orrin-h-pilkey-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The promise of deeper emissions cuts will very likely be ignored by the Trump administration, but officials hoped it would send a signal to the world. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/climate/biden-new-us-climate-target.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump administration is expected to revoke the program, setting up a legal clash between the state and federal government. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/climate/california-ban-new-gasoline-powered-cars.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The court agreed that the state’s energy policies violated Montanans’ constitutional right to a clean environment. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/climate/held-montana-youth-climate-lawsuit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists are seeing changes that could have consequences for the whole planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/climate/worrying-signs-arctic.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The long-awaited study was criticized by the oil and gas industry and could help environmental groups that want to stop new export terminals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/climate/natural-gas-lng-export-risks-united-states.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Commonwealth Fusion Systems, an M.I.T. spinoff, aims to generate carbon-free electricity in an industrial park near Richmond in the early 2030s. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/climate/commonwealth-fusion-power-plant.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The condemnation by a watchdog comes as England’s largest water company asks for an emergency loan and the nation wrestles with water pollution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/business/britain-sewage-thames-water-spills.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The loan, the biggest-ever commitment from the Loan Programs Office, is intended to fund the California utility’s grid and climate resiliency projects. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/business/energy-environment/pge-loan-energy-department.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment We tend to look at environmental problems in isolation. A holistic approach would be more effective, a new report says. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/climate/biodiversity-climate-change-interconnections.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Forget the summer crowds, exploring wide-open landscapes by ski, snowmobile or snowshoe, and revel in a solitude that few park visitors ever get to experience. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/travel/yellowstone-winter-things-to-do.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Jennifer Granholm said a new analysis showed that the continued pace of exports was “neither sustainable nor advisable.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/climate/jennifer-granholm-gas-exports.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The closest ski hill to Los Angeles recently sold to an investment group with big plans. But can those ideas work amid catastrophic climate threats that continue to plague the mountain? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/business/ski-resorts-low-snowfall-wildfires.html