Why Is a Secretive Billionaire Buying Up the Cayman Islands?

October 18, 2019 / by Katy Lederer / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The heir to a foam-cup fortune is believed to own more land than anyone on the storied tax haven of Grand Cayman, just as rising seas threaten to engulf it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/business/kenneth-dart-cayman-islands.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Bank Regulators Present a Dire Warning of Financial Risks From Climate Change

October 17, 2019 / by Christopher Flavelle / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The San Francisco Fed warned that banks, communities and homeowners face significant financial risk from climate change and offered proposals for banks to do more to help. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/climate/federal-reserve-climate-financial-risk.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

In Oregon Wine Country, One Farmer’s Battle to Save the Soil

October 17, 2019 / by Eric Asimov / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Agriculture can play a leading role in combating climate change and reversing ecological damage. Mimi Casteel is showing one way to get it done. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/dining/drinks/climate-change-regenerative-agriculture-wine.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

France’s Far Right Wants to Be an Environmental Party, Too

October 17, 2019 / by NORIMITSU ONISHI / Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rooted in the idealization of the land and French identity, the National Rally’s approach focuses on the local and dovetails with its push to strengthen borders. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/world/europe/france-far-right-environment.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Despite Their Promises, Giant Energy Companies Burn Away Vast Amounts of Natural Gas

October 17, 2019 / by HIROKO TABUCHI / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Exxon, Marathon, BP and others are flaring natural gas, a wasteful practice with consequences in the fight against climate change, at a record pace.  Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/climate/natural-gas-flaring-exxon-bp.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Court Blocks Trump’s Plan to Ease Bird Protections on Oil Lands

October 17, 2019 / by Lisa Friedman / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s plans to ease protections on an iconic western bird’s habitat — and open it to oil and gas exploration. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/climate/trump-sage-grouse.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Staring Down Donald Trump, the Same Elephant in Every Room

October 16, 2019 / by Jody Rosen / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment We all know what it’s like to be ambushed by the president, at least in our Twitter feeds. That’s why a clip of Greta Thunberg scowling at him went viral. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/magazine/the-same-elephant-in-every-room.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Japan Spent Mightily to Soften Nature’s Wrath, but Can It Ever Be Enough?

October 16, 2019 / by Ben Dooley Makiko Inoue and Eimi Yamamitsu / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After a typhoon’s record-breaking rains breached dozens of levees, the country is wondering whether even the costliest systems can be future-proofed for the age of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/world/asia/japan-typhoon-hagibis.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

E.P.A. Bypassed Its West Coast Team as a Feud With California Escalated

October 16, 2019 / by Lisa Friedman / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Staff members in the regional office said they had no advance knowledge of a wide-ranging agency complaint against the state and described the process as highly unusual. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/climate/epa-trump-california.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Forest Service Backs an End to Limits on Roads in Alaska’s Tongass Forest

October 15, 2019 / by CORAL DAVENPORT / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Forest Service called lifting all restrictions on roads in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest its “preferred option.”  A final decision is expected next year.  Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/climate/tongass-forest-roads.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

The New Makers of Plant-Based Meat? Big Meat Companies

October 14, 2019 / by David Yaffe-Bellany / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tyson, Smithfield, Perdue and Hormel have all rolled out meat alternatives, filling supermarket shelves with an array of plant-based burgers, meatballs and chicken nuggets. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/business/the-new-makers-of-plant-based-meat-big-meat-companies.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Air Pollution Is Linked to Miscarriages in China, Study Finds

October 14, 2019 / by Amy Qin / Air Quality, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study published on Monday adds to growing evidence of the negative health effects of air pollution on pregnant women and their fetuses. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/world/asia/china-air-pollution-miscarriages-study.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

‘This Did Not Go Well’: Inside PG&E’s Blackout Control Room

October 12, 2019 / by Ivan Penn / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As the utility turned off power to millions of Californians, its website went down and it struggled to communicate with local officials and inform residents. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/pge-california-outage.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Can Mayors Save the World From Climate Change?

October 12, 2019 / by Damien Cave / Australia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Australia’s northern coast is a case study on the impacts of a warming planet. Small-town leaders there are struggling with constituents who doubt reality. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/world/australia/global-warming-climate-adaptation-coastal-queensland.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

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