Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Widespread adoption of heat pumps could prevent thousands of premature deaths and save billions on energy bills, according to a new analysis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/climate/heat-pumps-savings.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fine artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers on climate change, A.I. and the idea that maybe everything is pretty much our fault. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/special-series/oliver-jeffers-2024-reflections.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/climate/epa-dry-cleaning-chemical-ban-perc-tce.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment We’ve got the scoop on traditional clay box fillers and the alternatives. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/climate/environment-sustainability-kitty-litter.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New York City has extended its curbside composting program to all five boroughs. Here’s how to sort through the heap of rules and guidelines. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/realestate/how-to-compost-nyc.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/climate/global-desertification.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Forrest Meggers, a professor at Princeton University, has turned his home into a live-in laboratory that pushes the boundaries of sustainability. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/nyregion/forrest-meggers-princeton-green-home.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which backstop most U.S. mortgages, know floods and fires are a growing problem. But little action has been taken. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/business/economy/mortgages-climate-risk-fannie-freddie.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Hadrian’s Aqueduct supplied water to Greece’s capital for centuries but was then largely abandoned. It’s being revived to ease water scarcity amid global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/world/europe/greece-athens-hadrians-aqueduct-water.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s not just the elderly. More than three-quarters of heat-related deaths in Mexico occurred among people younger than 35, researchers reported. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/health/heat-deaths-young-adults.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ottawa says its focus on the Arctic comes after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “has shaken the foundations” of international cooperation in the northern region. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/world/canada/canada-arctic-russia-china.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some fear Donald Trump could freeze the Energy Department’s loan office, which supports electric vehicles, geothermal, nuclear and other novel technologies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/climate/energy-electric-car-batteries-trump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A company controlled by Goldman Sachs is helping to lead a lobbying effort by makers of fertilizer linked to “forever chemicals.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/climate/sludge-fertilizer-synagro-lobbying.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Judges in The Hague are weighing what, exactly, international law requires countries to do about global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/climate/icj-climate-case-hague.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The price of a single Bitcoin rose to six figures for the first time, an extraordinary level for a 16-year-old cryptocurrency once dismissed as a sideshow. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/technology/bitcoin-price-record.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a landmark international hearing on climate change, a U.S. representative backed the Paris Agreement, but left unanswered questions about U.S. commitments in a Trump presidency. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/climate/paris-agreement-international-court-justice.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers are trying a new strategy to reintroduce Hawaiian crows, which have been extinct in the wild for two decades. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/climate/hawaiian-crows-alala.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The psychology of fear, blame and scarcity keeps us from solving the crisis of displaced people. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/special-series/refugees-migrants-crisis.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/health/epa-chlorpyrifos-kennedy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment GenCast, from the company’s DeepMind division, outperformed the world’s best predictions of deadly storms as well as everyday weather. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/science/google-ai-weather-forecast.html