Coronavirus Could Slow Efforts to Cut Airlines’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Air France, citing the virus, has called for relief from taxes designed to curb global warming emissions. Other efforts could be disrupted as well. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/climate/covid-19-climate-change.html

The Job of a Moscow Correspondent: Putin, Politics and Frozen Reindeer Meat

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Anton Troianovski has traveled to the far reaches of the Russian Arctic to better understand life across the country’s 11 time zones. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/reader-center/anton-troianovski-russia-stroganina.html

Climate Change Affected Australia’s Wildfires, Scientists Confirm

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Human-caused climate change had an impact on Australia’s wildfires, a new attribution study confirms. The 30 percent figure they calculated is a minimum.  Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/climate/australia-wildfires-climate-change.html

Chemical Industry Executive Nominated to Lead Consumer Watchdog Agency

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Nancy B. Beck, who once directed science policy at the American Chemistry Council, was nominated to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which guards against dangerous products Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/climate/consumer-product-safety-commission-nancy-beck.html

Warming Winter Cuts Off a Sweet Wine Tradition in Germany

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Years of milder temperatures have made German ice wine, produced since 1830, increasingly rare and expensive. This year, the industry body says, there will be none. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/world/europe/ice-wine-germany.html

A Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An Interior Department official has pressed scientists to include misleading climate language—including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial—into their work. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/climate/goks-uncertainty-language-interior.html

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