Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A costly plan to build floating islands shows how climate change is pushing the search for innovative solutions, but some critics ask who will ultimately benefit. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/world/australia/climate-change-floating-islands.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Even with President Trump’s blessing for the project, blocked by his predecessor, it still faces changing energy markets and environmental protests. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/business/energy-environment/keystone-xl-pipeline.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The environmental advocate warned about excessive use of pesticides. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/22/us/rachel-carson-ddt-malaria-retro-report.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An installation of 300 statues off a Spanish island forms an artificial reef and addresses issues like Europe’s migration crisis, and the destruction of ocean reefs. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/22/world/europe/undersea-museum-keeps-fish-feeding-and-its-social-commentary-biting.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Baldenegro, winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize, defended the western Sierra Madre’s old-growth forests against powerful local strongmen. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/world/americas/mexico-environmental-activist-shot-sierra-madre.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Zoo animals require care that emphasizes their welfare if people want them to have long lives like Colo, the gorilla that just died at 60 in Ohio. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/science/colo-gorilla-zoo-animals.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Pruitt, Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the E.P.A., offered his vision of a more restrained agency at his confirmation hearing. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/politics/scott-pruitt-testifying-to-lead-epa-criticizes-environmental-rules.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Surface temperatures are heading toward levels that many scientists believe will pose a threat to both the natural world and to human civilization. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/science/earth-highest-temperature-record.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment More than 2,000 readers submitted questions on climate change, industry influence and other topics for Mr. Pruitt, who goes before a Senate panel Wednesday. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/science/readers-questions-scott-pruitt-trump-epa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Pruitt could be in charge of policing industries that have long helped advance his political career. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/us/scott-pruitt-trump-epa-pick.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The spike in air pollution was mainly driven by a cold snap that forced thousands of households to crank up poor quality heaters that burn things like coal and garbage. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/world/europe/warsaw-air-pollution-smog.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In California, an environmental crisis forced a utility to fast-track a risky idea — using rechargeable cells to stand in for power plants. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/business/energy-environment/california-big-batteries-as-power-plants.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When a geyser of gas began spewing from the ground in October 2015, it was just the beginning of an energy and environmental crisis in Southern California with far-reaching repercussions. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/business/energy-environment/aliso-canyon-gas-leak.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Exxon Mobil and Hess may soon confirm that the sea floor beneath the South American country’s coastal waters contains one of the richest energy discoveries in decades. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/business/energy-environment/major-oil-find-guyana-exxon-mobile-hess.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The peatlands, covering an area the size of New York State, contain billions of tons of stored carbon but are vulnerable to warming and development. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/science/peat-swamp-congo-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A report recommends modest studies on geoengineering, the controversial concept of intervening in nature to slow or reverse global warming. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/science/geoengineering-climate-change-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration added the rusty-patched bumblebee, which once covered 28 states but is threatened by pesticides, disease and climate change, to the endangered species list. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/science/endangered-bee.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Pioneer Cabin tree was hollowed out in the 1880s, and cars once drove through its ancient trunk. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/us/pioneer-cabin-tree-sequoia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Two new space-based lightning sensors are set to join a growing global architecture of ground-based detection networks. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/science/lightning-weather-prediction.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The iconic Arctic species is threatened by the loss of sea ice resulting from rising global temperatures, the Fish and Wildlife Service warned. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/science/polar-bears-global-warming-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss