There’s No Place Like Kangaroo Island. Can It Survive Australia’s Fires?

February 4, 2020 / by Jamie Tarabay and Christina Simons / Australia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It was a wildlife haven, a tourist magnet and an agricultural center — before half of it burned. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/world/australia/kangaroo-island-fire.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Fireflies Have a Mating Problem: The Lights Are Always On

February 3, 2020 / by Shola Lawal / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Habitat loss and pesticides are threatening firefly populations, a new study has found.  It also cited a problem unique to glowing bugs: light pollution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/climate/fireflies-mating-light-pollution.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks

February 3, 2020 / by HIROKO TABUCHI / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As many as 22 new coal plants—one of the dirtiest power sources—will arise at 17 sites across Japan, just as the world must slash emissions to fight warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/climate/japan-coal-fukushima.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Australia’s Volunteer Firefighters Are Heroes. But Are They Enough?

February 3, 2020 / by Damien Cave and Matthew Abbott / Australia, Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The country relies heavily on civilians to contain its fires, but the monstrous blazes that come with climate change threaten to break the system. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/world/australia/volunteer-firefighters.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

NOAA Leaders Privately Disowned Agency’s Rebuke of Scientists Who Contradicted Trump

February 2, 2020 / by Lisa Friedman John Schwartz and Mark Walker / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Newly released emails show officials at NOAA told the agency’s scientists it did “not approve or support” a controversial agency statement issued after the president falsely said that Alabama was at risk from Hurricane Dorian. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/01/climate/noaa-trump-hurricane-dorian.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Church of England Devises an Index for Climate-Conscious Investing

January 31, 2020 / by STANLEY REED / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The church’s pension fund will invest 600 million pounds in companies ranked according to their efforts to meet the 2015 Paris agreement. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/business/church-of-england-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Trump Administration Moves to Ease Rules Against Killing Birds

January 30, 2020 / by Lisa Friedman / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A proposed regulation would codify a legal opinion in 2017 that declared the ‘incidental’ killing of birds during the course of business as no longer subject to punishment. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/climate/trump-bird-deaths.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

‘Every Day Matters’: Guardian Stops Accepting Fossil Fuel Ads

January 30, 2020 / by Amie Tsang and Stanley Reed / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It said the decision was based on the efforts by the industry to prevent meaningful climate action by governments. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/business/media/guardian-climate-change-fossil-fuel-advertisements.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

A Dangerous Glacier Is Melting From the Bottom, Scientists Find

January 29, 2020 / by Shola Lawal / Antarctica, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers in Antarctica found unusually warm water beneath a glacier the size of Florida that is already melting and contributing to sea level rise.  Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/29/climate/thwaites-glacier-melting-antarctica.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

A Battle to Protect Forests Unfolds in Central Africa

January 28, 2020 / by Jack Losh / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Indigenous people, environmentalists and industries vie for control over lands that can offer economic benefits or climate protection — but not always both. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/climate/deforestation-central-african-republic.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

New Jersey to Become First State to Make Builders Consider Climate Change

January 27, 2020 / by Tracey Tully / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The move is part of an effort by states to counteract the Trump administration’s rollback of environmental regulations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/nyregion/climate-change-nj-environmental-rules.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

In Crucial Pennsylvania, Democrats Worry a Fracking Ban Could Sink Them

January 27, 2020 / by Lisa Friedman and Shane Goldmacher / Environment, Fresh Water, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Journalism, New York Times, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Pennsylvania, Presidential Election of 2020, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fracking ban pushed by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders  epitomizes a Democratic quandary: Appeal to swing voters or energize a liberal movement? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/politics/pennsylvania-democrats-fracking.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

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