Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agency said it would carry out an accounting of political interference in science, an usually public act that Biden administration officials said was needed to restore trust in the agency’s decisions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/climate/trump-science-epa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president’s plan, worth up to $4 trillion, represents a fundamental shift in the way Democrats talk about tackling climate change: It’s no longer a side issue. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/climate/biden-infrastructure-stimulus-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Houston’s poorest neighborhoods, an unfamiliar winter storm stoked a familiar anguish, one fueled by recurring floods and what residents see as a pattern of neglect. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/us/texas-winter-storm-hurricane-harvey-houston.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Companies are trying to prove that conservation, sustainable fishing and carbon sequestration are profitable. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/climate/ocean-blue-economy-business.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A pair of proposals would invest in infrastructure, education, work force development and fighting climate change, with the aim of making the economy more productive. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/business/biden-infrastructure-spending.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The proposal being prepared by the White House is intended to begin grappling with a number of big issues that President Biden focused on during the campaign. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/us/politics/biden-infrastructure-climate-equality.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a country that suffered the harshest wildfires in its recorded history just a year ago, the deluge has become another awful milestone. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/world/australia/australia-floods.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Desecrated by plunderers, threatened by floodwaters and largely overshadowed by their Egyptian counterparts, Sudan’s ancient archaeological sites may finally be poised to receive broader recognition. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/travel/sudan-archaeology-meroe.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Senate leader is objecting to a plan that would raise costs for some of his constituents by bringing flood insurance rates in line with climate risks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/climate/chuck-schumer-fema-flood-insurance.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The report also found that strategically conserving some marine areas would not only safeguard imperiled species but sequester vast amounts planet-warming carbon dioxide, too. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/climate/climate-change-oceans.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With climate concerns growing, steel companies face an inevitable crunch. ArcelorMittal sees solutions, but the costs are likely to run into tens of billions of dollars in Europe alone. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/business/steel-emissions-arcelor-mittal.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a ceremonial effort to discourage meat consumption, the Colorado governor declared March 20 “MeatOut Day.” Then Nebraska’s governor announced “Meat on the Menu Day,” seeking to do just the opposite. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/meatout-day-colorado-nebraska.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Beijing’s new development blueprint is meant to steer the country to carbon neutrality before 2060, but companies and regions dependent on the fossil fuel aren’t making it easy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/world/asia/china-coal-politics.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Senate confirmed Ms. Haaland to lead the Interior Department. She’ll be charged with essentially reversing the agency’s course over the past four years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/climate/deb-haaland-confirmation-secretary-of-interior.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Michael Regan says the E.P.A. is already working on new rules to control planet-warming emissions from cars and power plants. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/climate/michael-regan-epa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment So far, repairing alliances and restoring friendships seem to be taking precedence. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/climate/biden-vowed-to-make-climate-essential-to-foreign-policy-the-reality-is-harder.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A major conservation effort is underway in Romania. The goal is a new national park that will rival its American counterparts. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/travel/romania-national-park.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On the Outer Banks, homeowners in Avon are confronting a tax increase of almost 50 percent to protect their homes, the only road into town, and perhaps the community’s very existence. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/climate/outer-banks-tax-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The assumption that adding apex predators to wildlife parks in South Africa benefits smaller animals is in need of more testing, scientists say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/13/science/lions-south-africa-wildlife-parks.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Data shows that American exporters continue to ship plastic waste overseas, often to poorer countries, even though most of the world has agreed to not accept it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/climate/plastics-waste-export-ban.html