California Recall Vote Could Weaken the State’s Aggressive Climate Policies

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many Republicans vying to replace Newsom as governor want to roll back the state’s ambitious plans to cut planet-warming emissions, a change with nationwide implications. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/climate/california-recall-newsom-climate.html

Calling ‘Code Red’ on Climate, Biden Pushes for Infrastructure Plan

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “The nation and the world are in peril,” the president said during a stop in a hard-hit borough of New York City. “And that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/us/politics/biden-hurricane-ida.html

Medical Journals Call Climate Change the ‘Greatest Threat to Global Public Health’

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An editorial published by more than 200 journals worldwide warned of ‘catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse.’ Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/climate/climate-change-health-threat.html

Biden to Visit Storm-Ravaged Areas of New York and New Jersey

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president’s trip is expected to include a stop in Queens, where several people were killed in basement apartments that were flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/us/biden-visit-new-york-new-jersey-ida.html

Activists Call for U.N. Climate Talks to Be Postponed on Pandemic Concerns

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Climate Action Network said coronavirus conditions would mean many representatives would not be able to attend the annual conference, set this year for Scotland. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/world/un-climate-talks-pandemic.html

Biden’s Electric Car Plans Hinge on Having Enough Chargers

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The United States has about 100,000 public chargers, far fewer than Europe and China. It needs 10 times as many, auto experts say, to complete the switch from combustion engine vehicles. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/business/energy-environment/electric-vehicle-charging-stations.html

German Election: Who Is the Green Party’s Annalena Baerbock?

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Annalena Baerbock, the 40-year-old candidate for the Green Party, is likely to have a say in Germany’s next government, no matter who wins this month’s election. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/world/europe/annalena-baerbock-germany-greens-chancellor.html

El Paraná se marchita y con él, se seca un pilar económico de Sudamérica

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment El segundo río más grande de la región se está quedando sin agua en medio de la mayor sequía de los últimos 70 años, lo que pone en peligro a los ecosistemas, el comercio y los medios de subsistencia. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/09/04/espanol/sequia-rio-parana.html

An Economic Lifeline in South America, the Paraná River, Is Shriveling

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The continent’s second-largest river is drying up amid the biggest drought in 70 years, upending ecosystems, trade and livelihoods. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/04/world/americas/drought-argentina-parana-river.html

After a Summer of Disasters, Some Lawmakers See a Chance for Climate Action

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Congress is considering bills to help communities prepare for extreme weather and to cut the greenhouse gases that are driving climate change. But passage is not assured. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/03/climate/climate-change-congress.html

Louisiana High School Sports Meet a Mighty Opponent: Climate Change

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Repeated hurricanes have devastated the state’s schools, teams and athletic fields. Ida was the latest reminder of the challenges facing the Sportsman’s Paradise. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/03/sports/climate-change-louisiana.html

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