Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up ocean pollution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/science/great-pacific-garbage-patch-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate concerns, investor reticence and political disputes complicate a shift to supplies from the United States, North Africa and the Mediterranean. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/business/energy-environment/natural-gas-europe-russia-ukraine.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Worsening wildfires in recent years have led officials to embrace planned fires to thin forests before disaster strikes. But the warming world is making it tougher to do safely. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/climate/wildfires-prescribed-burn.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A time-lapse image of smoke from wildfires in New Mexico and dust from a storm in Colorado illustrates the scope of Western catastrophe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/climate/wildfire-smoke-dust-storm.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment They’re critical resources in taking carbon out of the atmosphere. What are the signs of our progress toward saving them or indications that we’re failing? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/headway/peatlands-carbon-scotland.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The billionaire venture capitalist said the study of climate change and sustainability would be the “new computer science.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/climate/john-doerr-stanford-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Temperatures are soaring across South Asia, testing dangerous thresholds. How much is climate change to blame? It’s becoming an ‘obsolete question,’ one scientist says. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/climate/india-heat-wave.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “It’s really odd in the sense that had the lake never receded, we would never have discovered the body,” a police lieutenant in Las Vegas said, adding that it could also lead to the discovery of other bodies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/02/us/las-vegas-body-barrel-lake-mead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The anticipated decision will keep more water in Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah border, instead of releasing it downstream to Lake Mead. Both reservoirs are at their lowest points. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/climate/lake-powell-mead-water-drought.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With drought and growth taking a toll on the Colorado River, the source of 90 percent of the region’s water, a new law mandates the removal of turf, patch by patch. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/climate/las-vegas-lawn-grass-ban.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rates have jumped because of a surge in natural gas prices and could keep rising rapidly for years as utilities invest in electric grids. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/business/energy-environment/high-electric-bills-summer.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden administration is planning a major shift to electric vehicles, but experts say it requires a secure, resilient supply of critical minerals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/02/climate/biden-electric-car-batteries.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Parts of the region — including large swaths of New Mexico — have been seared by drought and raked by high winds, fueling existing wildfires and creating ideal conditions for new ones. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/us/fire-tornadoes-central-plains-west.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Can computers help? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/briefing/hunting-for-the-next-virus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When prices soared years ago, Americans launched broad efforts to wean the nation off oil and gas to protect households from price swings. But then supply rose and plans fizzled. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/climate/gas-prices-america.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Los Angeles and Santiago are two of the latest cities to impose strict water restrictions in an effort to avoid disastrous shortages in the future. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/climate/drought-water-scarcity.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment More than 300 solar projects in the United States have been canceled or delayed in recent weeks because of an investigation by the Commerce Department. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/climate/solar-industry-imports.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study finds that if fossil fuel emissions continue apace, the oceans could experience a mass extinction by 2300. There is still time to avoid it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/climate/global-warming-ocean-extinctions.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sixteen states argue the Postal Service failed to properly vet clean alternatives to polluting trucks that could get as little as 8.6 miles to the gallon. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/climate/usps-gas-electric-vehicles-lawsuit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Kevin Harvey of Rhys Vineyards makes terrific pinot noirs. Now he sees nebbiolo and two Sicilian varieties as great options in a warming climate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/28/dining/drinks/california-nebbiolo-carricante-wine-aeris.html