Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In our new weekly series, we’re covering the vast amount of investment, ingenuity and scientific expertise going toward stopping climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/the-climate-fix-solutions-for-a-warming-world.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, N.C., sweep together data from around the world to help track Earth’s warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/asheville-noaa-center.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The European Union is expected to support wielding tariffs on electric vehicles made in China, seeking to prevent unfair competition. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/business/europe-china-electric-vehicle-tariffs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Under pressure to control housing costs, Republican lawmakers rejected standards meant to protect against disasters, experts say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/north-carolina-homes-helene-building-codes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Brazil is proposing a fund that would pay countries to protect tropical forests that are crucial to curbing climate change. It would generate returns, too. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/brazil-climate-fund-trees.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Farmers in the heartland are restoring swaths of the prairie with government help. The aim is to reduce nutrient runoff from cropland, and help birds and bees. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/iowa-prairie-farming-environment.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As storms intensify, so do the legal clashes with insurers, aid agencies and others over compensation, rebuilding and even scams. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/climate/legal-aid-lawyers-helene-storm.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tim Walz said climate change is real, but boasted about high U.S. levels of oil and gas production. JD Vance called climate change “weird science.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/climate/walz-oil-gas-vance.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In response to concerns over climate change and plummeting biodiversity, a shift is afoot in the city’s parks. Manicured is out; rugged is in. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/arts/design/climate-london-gardens-rewild.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The automaker reported a gain of 6.4 percent for the latest quarter, its first such increase this year. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/business/tesla-electric-vehicle-sales.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Research on hundreds of tropical storms finds that mortality keeps rising for more than a decade afterward, for reasons you might not expect. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/business/economy/hurricane-helene-deaths-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Male locusts have long been observed shielding mates from other males. Researchers say this behavior may also protect the females from desert temperatures. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/science/desert-locusts-umbrellas-heat.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As Hurricane Helene made climate change an early focus of the vice-presidential debate, the running mates quickly demonstrated the stark differences between the parties on the issue. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/us/politics/vance-walz-debate-hurricane-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Damage went beyond downed power lines. Hundreds of substations went out after the storm. Getting them back online is difficult. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/climate/helene-hurricane-power-carolinas.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The legislation, which would weaken federal environmental reviews for certain semiconductor manufacturing projects, has divided Democrats. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/us/politics/biden-semiconductor-environmental-review.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The worst damage from Hurricane Helene came in areas that were expected to be relatively immune to the effects of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/climate/asheville-climate-change-flood.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Former President Donald J. Trump has called for clawing back unspent funds included in the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden’s landmark climate bill. That could have adverse impacts in Ohio. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/us/politics/vance-ohio-ira.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Hurricanes typically weaken over land. But if the ground is already wet from earlier rains, storms can receive an extra jolt that keeps them churning. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/climate/hurricane-helene-inland-rains.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Federal Trade Commission said the oil giant could acquire the smaller company as long as the chief executive of Hess did not join its board. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/business/energy-environment/ftc-chevron-hess-board.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Line fire, which has burned since Sept. 5, forced another evacuation order this weekend. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/us/line-fire-san-bernadino-evacuations.html