Trump Administration Rolls Back Clean Water Protections

September 12, 2019 / by Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration is expected to complete the repeal of a major Obama-era regulation that put limits on chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/climate/trump-administration-rolls-back-clean-water-protections.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Trump Administration to Finalize Rollback of Clean Water Protections

September 12, 2019 / by CORAL DAVENPORT / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration is expected to complete the repeal of a major Obama-era regulation that put limits on chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/climate/trump-administration-to-finalize-rollback-of-clean-water-protections.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Extreme Weather Displaced a Record 7 Million in First Half of 2019

September 12, 2019 / by Somini Sengupta / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new report puts 2019 on pace to be one of the most disastrous years in almost two decades even before the effects of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas are tallied. But there was also good news.  Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/climate/extreme-weather-displacement.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Trump Pressed Top Aide to Have Weather Service ‘Clarify’ Forecast That Contradicted Trump

September 12, 2019 / by Peter Baker Lisa Friedman and Christopher Flavelle / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At the president’s request, Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, told Wilbur Ross, the commerce secretary, to have the Weather Service say it was wrong to refute the president so categorically. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/us/politics/trump-alabama-noaa.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Climate Denialist to Depart White House National Security Council

September 11, 2019 / by Lisa Friedman / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment William Happer, a National Security Council adviser who tried unsuccessfully to create a federal panel to attack climate science, plans to leave the White House.  Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/climate/william-happer-climate-change-white-house.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

NOAA Chief, Defending Trump on Dorian, Also Tries to Buoy Scientists

September 11, 2019 / by Jason Patlis / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The remarks by Neil Jacobs, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were the first since a report that a cabinet secretary had tried to coerce agency leaders. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/climate/neil-jacobs-noaa-hurricane-dorian.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Canada Tries a Forceful Message for Flood Victims: Live Someplace Else

September 11, 2019 / by Christopher Flavelle / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As the costs of climate change mount, the country has begun forcing flooded homeowners to move, prompting clashes over what counts as fair. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/climate/canada-flood-homes-buyout.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Commerce Chief Threatened Firings at NOAA After Trump’s Dorian Tweets, Sources Say

September 10, 2019 / by Christopher Flavelle Lisa Friedman and Peter Baker / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wilbur L. Ross Jr. made the threat after the agency’s Alabama office contradicted the president’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit the state. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/climate/hurricane-dorian-trump-tweet.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Australia Bushfires Arrive Early, Destroying Historic Lodge in ‘Omen’ of Future

September 9, 2019 / by Damien Cave / Australia, Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials warned that climate change and drought threatened to bring Australia its worst fire season on record. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/world/australia/bushfires-wildfires-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

The World Wastes Tons of Food. A Grocery ‘Happy Hour’ Is One Answer.

September 8, 2019 / by David Segal / Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Groceries and companies in Europe are cooperating with consumers to reduce $680 billion in food waste each year. Food near expiration turns into bargains. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/business/food-waste-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

For Pope Francis, a Perfect Moment for an Unsettling Warning on the Environment

September 7, 2019 / by Jason Horowitz / Africa, Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Francis has made the case against climate change and the earth’s degradation for years. In Africa, he found a backdrop that was fitting if unnerving. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/world/africa/pope-africa-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Climate Change Takes Center Stage: This Week in the 2020 Race

September 7, 2019 / by Matt Stevens and Maggie Astor / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Half of the Democratic candidates took part in a CNN town-hall-style event on global warming, and several unveiled detailed plans to address the crisis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/us/politics/climate-change-town-hall-howard-schultz.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Justice Dept. Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into Automakers’ Emissions Pact With California

September 6, 2019 / by Hiroko Tabuchi and Coral Davenport / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The four automakers struck a deal with California this year to reduce automobile emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/climate/automakers-california-emissions-antitrust.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

White House Prepares to Revoke California’s Right to Set Tougher Pollution Rules

September 6, 2019 / by CORAL DAVENPORT / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The move is a direct challenge to California but also the latest sign the president’s broader effort to roll back fuel economy standards has fallen into disarray. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/climate/trump-auto-pollution-california.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Environmental Justice Was a Climate Forum Theme. Here’s Why.

September 6, 2019 / by Maggie Astor / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Democratic presidential candidates recently spoke of the need to address the adverse effects of global warming on poor and marginalized communities. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/us/politics/environmental-justice-climate-town-hall.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

As Disasters Multiply, Billions in Recovery Funds Go Unspent

September 6, 2019 / by Christopher Flavelle / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The slow pace of government aid has left Americans more vulnerable to Hurricane Dorian and other storms. Climate change is making the problem worse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/climate/federal-hurricane-wildfire-disaster-funds-unspent.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

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