Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Overblown fears that the coronavirus could be transmitted through surfaces have created a stigma around handling nonhazardous trash, experts say. Some recyclable waste has been junked or burned. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/covid-trash-recycling.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lani Malmberg travels with a few hundred goats, which eat the tall brush and grasses that power Western wildfires. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/business/wildfires-goats-prevention.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An accounting of promises made by countries in the years since the Paris accord found that they are not enough to avoid drastic impacts from climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/climate/climate-change-united-nations.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Much of the state, including New Orleans, lost power for days because many of Entergy’s electrical poles and towers were not built to withstand a major hurricane, energy experts said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/business/energy-environment/hurricane-ida-entergy-power-outage-new-orleans.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment How has the “normal” amount of precipitation changed across the United States? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/learning/whats-going-on-in-this-graph-sept-22-2021.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Devastation from Hurricane Ida’s remnants stretched deep into New Jersey, forcing residents and officials to address “a new reality.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/nyregion/nj-flooding-ida-damage.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president will urge nations to take on more ambitious climate targets. But as of late Thursday night, it was unclear if China had agreed to attend the virtual meeting. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/us/politics/biden-climate-forum.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Western drought will likely expand eastward, spreading to nearly all of Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/climate/climate-change-drought-temperature.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Seemingly sweet yet insistently ominous, this opera installation turns a sandy beach into a spectacle of a changing climate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/arts/music/sun-sea-bam-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Executives from Exxon, Shell, BP and others are being called to testify in Congress next month after a secret recording this year exposed an Exxon official boasting of such efforts. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/climate/exxon-oil-disinformation-house-probe.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment There’s a new natural predator in New York City, and the government wants us to kill it. Can we summon the resolve? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/nyregion/spotted-lanternfly-nyc.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a virtual meeting Friday, Mr. Biden will urge countries to take more ambitious steps to tackle climate change, including curbing methane. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/us/politics/biden-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Generac, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer that dominates the market for standby home generators, is an unlikely Wall Street darling. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/business/generac-climate-change-generators.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Biden spent two days warning about the climate crisis and promising that his administration would work to confront it, but Congress is not aligned on the solution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/us/politics/biden-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A huge power failure after Hurricane Ida left vulnerable residents in sweltering apartments for days. At least 10 deaths in the city have been tied to the heat. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/us/new-orleans-hurricane-ida-heat.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Seven of TV’s most popular late-night programs and hosts, including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Samantha Bee, plan to address the subject on the night of Sept. 22. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/arts/television/late-night-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A compelling commercial to sell electric trucks leaves out planetary responsibility. Is this really good news? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/magazine/ford-lightning.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Danish arts collective spotlights the bizarrely beautiful siphonophore, which performs a vital role in removing carbon from the atmosphere. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/arts/design/video-united-nations-climate-week.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment His Pulitzer-winning novel, “The Overstory,” left him so drained that he didn’t know whether he would write again. His new book, “Bewilderment,” came to him when he imagined a child talking to him in a forest. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/books/richard-powers-bewilderment.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Despite a visit meant to emphasize his actions on wildfires, experts say there is little the president can do for now to reduce the damage as climate change gets worse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/climate/biden-california-wildfires.html