Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, Greta Thunberg arrives in New York. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/climate/one-thing-we-can-do-drive-less.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The billionaire former investor is an unlikely populist, but he is poised to be a deeply disruptive figure in the Democratic primary. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/us/politics/tom-steyer-debate.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As demand grows and climate-change restrictions raise costs, developers are flocking to PACE financing for relief. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/business/green-buildings-pace-loans.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The number of heat-related deaths has more than tripled in Arizona and Nevada since 2014, new data show, raising concern about the limits of adaptation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/climate/heat-deaths-southwest.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The green-blue blooms of toxic algae have been found in Central Park, Morningside Park and Prospect Park. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/nyregion/toxic-algae-nyc-parks.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The lakes rose this year to levels not seen in decades. A 1,234-mile drive around one of them revealed what all that water has left behind — vanishing beaches, closed roads, new islands. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/24/us/great-lakes-water-levels.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With the Trump administration nearly silent, European leaders have energetically stepped in to take up the mantle of leadership. A trade deal could be at stake. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/24/world/europe/climate-brazil-europe-trump-g7.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Jay Inslee and Seth Moulton are out, John Hickenlooper is in (a Senate race), and candidates released plans for labor and the environment. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/24/us/politics/2020-democratic-presidential-candidates.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Washington governor and self-described climate candidate told us what it was like to achieve national recognition — after leaving the presidential race. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/politics/jay-inslee.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Emmanuel Macron of France accused President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil of lying about climate change, and said he would try to kill a major trade deal. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/world/americas/amazon-fires-brazil.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A paper in the journal Science makes a case that, sometimes, retreating from nature instead of fighting it can open up new opportunities for communities. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/climate/sea-level-managed-retreat.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The French luxury billionaire François-Henri Pinault will unveil a new Fashion Pact to the G7 leaders in coming days. But does it go far enough? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/fashion/environment-crisis-pact-kering-g7.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Former technicians at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York say the were sickened by exposure to a toxic cleaning compound. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/climate/tce-exposure-lawsuits-brookhaven.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Sanders’s climate change proposal calls for the United States to eliminate fossil fuel use by 2050. “We must be extraordinarily aggressive,” he said in an interview. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/climate/bernie-sanders-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, how an economic downturn could affect climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/climate/what-if-we-all-ate-a-bit-less-meat.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He ran on a message of fighting climate change, but failed to find much support in the polls. Now he intends to seek another term as governor of Washington. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/us/politics/jay-inslee-2020-campaign.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Turbulence is a natural occurrence and should be expected — not dreaded. The trick is to learn to go with the flow. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/well/mind/overcoming-fear-of-flying-in-the-bumpy-skies.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fires, most of which have been set by farmers clearing their land, are raging in uninhabited areas of rain forest and intruding on populated areas in the country’s north. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/world/americas/amazon-rainforest.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A growing number of Western homeowners are being dropped by their insurance companies, prompting warnings from officials and worries about what comes next. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/climate/fire-insurance-renewal.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The White House, blindsided by a pact between California and four automakers, appears to be losing ground in its effort to prevent any more for joining the agreement. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/climate/trump-auto-emissions-rollback-disarray.html?emc=rss&partner=rss