House Democrats Push Environmental Bills, but Victories Are Few

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate and environmental activists are growing impatient with a Democratic-led House that they view as not doing enough to enact their agenda. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/us/politics/environment-climate-democrats-congress.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Fires Threaten Australian Towns That Have Already Burned Once

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The relentlessness of the blazes is increasingly pushing Australia beyond crisis mode into anger and fatigue. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/world/australia/fires.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Trump Moves to Exempt Big Projects From Environmental Review

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The White House, hoping to speed infrastructure projects like pipelines, will formally introduce changes to a half century-old landmark environmental law. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/climate/trump-nepa-environment.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Bernie Sanders’s Latest Endorsement: Sunrise Movement

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The move by the group of young climate activists was another sign that left-wing advocacy organizations have increasingly coalesced around the Vermont senator’s candidacy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/us/politics/bernie-sanders-sunrise-movement-endorsement.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Some of Australia’s Smallest Species Could Be Lost to Wildfires

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Velvet worms, trapdoor spiders: Scientists worry about the fate of the nation’s many remarkable, overlooked endemic creatures. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/science/australia-fire-ecology-insects.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Golf Club for the 1 Percent Wants to Seize a Migratory Bird Habitat

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The golf course in Jersey City, N.J., says it needs the land to compete for tournaments. A birder counters, “It’s really just an obscenity.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/nyregion/liberty-state-park-golf-course.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

‘Armageddon Is Here’: Australian Readers Share Their Wildfire Experiences

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Readers share how they are coping with wildfires that have swept through parts of Australia. Some fled to the beach for safety. Others stayed behind to defend their homes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/world/australia/fires-readers-escape.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

How Rupert Murdoch Is Influencing Australia’s Bushfire Debate

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Critics see a concerted effort to shift blame, protect conservative leaders and divert attention from climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/world/australia/fires-murdoch-disinformation.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Marine Labs on the Water’s Edge Are Threatened by Climate Change

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A marine lab built to withstand hurricanes faces a slower menace: climate change. Problems arising wherever science operates at the shifting border of soil and sea. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/climate/climate-change-marine-science.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Koala Mittens and Baby Bottles: Saving Australia’s Animals After Fires

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Millions of animals, many found on no other continent, may have perished, and Australians are taking care of survivors. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/world/australia/animals-wildlife-fires.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

E.P.A. Aims to Reduce Truck Pollution, and Avert Tougher State Controls

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The E.P.A. opened an effort to cut  pollution from trucks, an anomaly for an administration known for regulatory rollbacks but a move that would also pre-empt state rules. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/climate/trump-truck-pollution.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

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