Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A coal town in southwestern Virginia has been trying for years. Hope is running thin. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/business/economy/coal-future-virginia.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state’s unusual decision exposes the insurance industry’s miscalculation of the cost of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/climate/california-fire-insurance-climate.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Gasoline engines generally have less “oomph” for grunt work. But diesel power has a drawback: emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/business/jeep-ecodiesel-engine.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest, an important buffer against climate change, has soared under President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/world/americas/amazon-fires-bolsonaro-photos.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Finding her sons’ clothes speckled with soot, a history teacher was transformed into an influential New York environmentalist with pollution in her sights. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/obituaries/carolyn-konheim-dead.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A project to calculate the cost of raising roads shows that some places may not justify the vast expense, casting doubt on the future of those areas. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/florida-keys-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week: air pollution in augmented reality, and new climate talks Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-holiday-lights.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New research finds that the extinction of this flightless bird was completely our fault. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/science/great-auks-extinction.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The acceleration climate change’s effects have brought the world “dangerously close” to abrupt and irreversible changes, scientists warned. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/climate-change-acceleration.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Millennials are gobbling down plant-based burgers, prompting meat producers to question the health benefits of “ultra-processed imitations.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/well/eat/fake-meat-vs-real-meat.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Global consumption of coal declined unexpectedly this year, but a surge in oil and gas pushed up greenhouse gas emissions over all. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/climate/carbon-dioxide-emissions.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A California commission’s findings in the state’s deadliest fire could make a path out of bankruptcy and probation much harder. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/energy-environment/pge-camp-fire-report.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The former lobbyist becomes President Trump’s second energy secretary, succeeding Rick Perry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/climate/dan-brouillette-energy-secretary.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With life-size sand sculptures on Miami Beach, the artist Leandro Erlich hopes to force people to face the dangers of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/arts/leandro-erlich-artist-Miami-Beach.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment His new novel, “Dead Astronauts,” is a phantasmagoric pastiche set in a post-climate-change future. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/books/review/dead-astronauts-jeff-vandermeer.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rusty rocks left over from some of our planet’s most extreme ice ages hint at oases for survival beneath the freeze. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/science/snowball-earth-ice-age.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Federally funded programs use games, gardens and rain barrels to empower adults and kids facing threats like sea-level rise, drought and flooding. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/well/family/climate-change-resilience-education.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Images of the young activist from Sweden set off a whole movement. But her actions speak louder than a picture ever could. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/opinion/darren-aronofsky-greta-thunberg-climate.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Shade in Los Angeles sits at the intersection of two crises: climate change and income inequality. City officials are rushing to deploy cover to hundreds of bus stops and plant 90,000 trees. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/us/los-angeles-shade-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The actor and environmentalist released a statement on Saturday after President Jair Bolsonaro falsely accused him of funding the fires recently set in the Amazon rainforest. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/world/americas/Jair-bolsonaro-amazon-fires-Leonardo-DiCaprio.html?emc=rss&partner=rss