Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With Fortitude Ranch, the entrepreneur Drew Miller is betting on franchised timeshares for people who are worried about the end of the world. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/business/fortitude-ranch-doomsday-economy-survival.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The company will spend $242 million to resolve allegations that it released methane, a greenhouse gas, and other pollutants in North Dakota. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/business/energy-environment/epa-marathon-oil-clean-air-act.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Huge blazes are spreading hundreds of miles across some of the most biodiverse parts of Brazil, with the worst of the annual fire season still weeks away. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/world/americas/wildfires-brazil-amazon-rainforest.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Sunrise Movement, expressing concern about the president’s ability to win re-election, said he should “pass the torch to a new nominee.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/climate/biden-sunrise-movement.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Land restored by local residents in Borneo drew an array of wildlife after nonprofit groups first addressed the needs of nearby villagers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/climate/rebuilding-forests-orangutans-and-communities-borneo.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The soaring electricity demands of data centers and A.I. are straining the grid in some areas, pushing up emissions and slowing the energy transition. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/climate/artificial-intelligence-energy-usage.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The burning of fossil fuels has created more frequent and more intense heat waves. Experts warn these heat waves are “the new normal.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/climate/global-warming-heat-records.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Amid soaring temperatures, hundreds of activists are staging boisterous blockades and solemn marches at banks and insurers that support fossil fuel projects. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/climate/citibank-protests-climate-fossil-fuel-nyc.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Jeep plant that closed last year will be among those that will benefit from federal grants meant to help automotive manufacturers and protect jobs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/business/biden-administration-electric-vehicles.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The deposit, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/climate/kobold-zambia-copper-ai-mining.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A “fossil chromosome” preserves the structure of a woolly mammoth’s genome — and offers a better grasp of how it once worked. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/science/mammoth-dna-genetics.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state has had more than 3,500 wildfires this year, and the peak of the annual fire season has yet to arrive. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/article/wildfires-california-forest.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Though operators are building ships, and towns are investing in landings and other infrastructure, fluctuations in the river’s flow, exacerbated by climate change, are hampering sailings. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/travel/mississippi-river-cruises-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change is causing more fires to burn overnight, growing bigger, lasting longer and challenging the fire teams trying to control them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/climate/wildfires-heat-wave-night-temperature.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In books and articles he wrote about the militarization of space and believed that investing in exploration would ultimately “protect Earth and guarantee the survival of humanity.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/books/william-e-burrows-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Melting glaciers on Peru’s highest mountain helped uncover the body of Bill Stampfl, who disappeared while climbing the mountain with two friends. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/world/americas/mountain-peru-avalanche-body-found.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Melting glaciers on Mount Huascarán in Peru helped uncover the body of Bill Stampfl, who disappeared while climbing the mountain with two friends. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/world/americas/22-years-ago-he-disappeared-in-an-avalanche-his-body-was-just-found.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The company said it effectively got all of the electricity it used last year from sources that did not produce greenhouse gas emissions. Some experts have faulted the company’s calculations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/business/energy-environment/amazon-clean-energy-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New restrictions are meant to reduce damage during floods. The rules were first proposed in 2016, then the Trump administration scrapped them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/climate/fema-flooding-construction-rules.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Analysts warn that the Labour Party’s proposals are unlikely to be cheap and could come at the cost of jobs in the oil and gas industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/business/britain-green-energy-transition-jobs.html