E.P.A. Head Stacks Agency With Climate Change Skeptics

March 7, 2017 / by CORAL DAVENPORT / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scott Pruitt seems intent on building an E.P.A. leadership that is fundamentally at odds with the officials who carry out the agency’s missions. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/us/politics/scott-pruitt-environmental-protection-agency.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Activists Rush to Save Government Science Data — If They Can Find It

March 6, 2017 / by AMY HARMON / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump administration has begun changing some government websites. A group of concerned citizens has been working to preserve data it sees as politically vulnerable. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/science/donald-trump-data-rescue-science.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Take a Number: Volkswagen’s Emissions Fraud May Affect Mortality Rate in Europe

March 6, 2017 / by STEPH YIN / Air Quality, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Software that allowed the auto manufacturer to skirt environmental rules could lead to 1,200 deaths because of excess air pollution, researchers said. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/science/volkswagen-emissions-scandal-air-pollution-deaths.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Pawnee Nation Sues Oklahoma Oil Companies in Tribal Court Over Earthquake Damage

March 4, 2017 / by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS / Earthquakes, Environment, Fresh Water, Hydraulic Fracturing, Journalism, Native Americans, Natural Gas, New York Times, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Oklahoma, Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The tribe, exerting its sovereignty, brought the case over property damage caused by a 5.8-magnitude quake in September likely caused by fracking. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/pawnee-nation-oklahoma-oil-earthquake-lawsuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sydney’s Swelter Has a Climate Change Link, Scientists Say

March 2, 2017 / by HENRY FOUNTAIN / Australia, Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heat waves like those that affected southeastern Australia early this year are much more likely with human-caused global warming, a study has found. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/science/australia-heat-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In California, a Move to Ease the Pressures on Aging Dams

February 28, 2017 / by HENRY FOUNTAIN / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A tract of farmland, inadvertently flooded, shows a “softer” path to managing the state’s immense water system in an era of climate change. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/science/california-aging-dams.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Before Vaquitas Vanish, a Desperate Bid to Save Them

February 27, 2017 / by ELISABETH MALKIN / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment No more than 30 vaquitas are left in Mexico’s Gulf of California. Experts propose keeping some in captivity as a last resort. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/science/vaquitas-dolphins-mexico-extinction.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Take a Number: For Some Arctic Plants, Spring Arrives Almost a Month Earlier

February 27, 2017 / by STEPH YIN / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many plants in Greenland are beginning to bud earlier, with possible consequences for the low Arctic ecosystem, scientists find. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/science/arctic-plants-spring-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back

February 25, 2017 / by HIROKO TABUCHI CLAIRE RIGBY and JEREMY WHITE / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A decade after the “Save the Rainforest” movement captured the world’s imagination, Cargill and other food giants are pushing deeper into the wilderness. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/business/energy-environment/deforestation-brazil-bolivia-south-america.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Trilobites: How Far to the Next Forest? A New Way to Measure Deforestation

February 23, 2017 / by STEPH YIN / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers develop a new metric on deforestation, hoping the information will guide conservation and educate the public. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/science/forests-deforestation-map-united-states.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Xochimilco Journal: An Aquatic Paradise in Mexico, Pushed to the Edge of Extinction

February 22, 2017 / by VICTORIA BURNETT / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Experts say that the exploitation of wetlands in southern Mexico City could lead to the destruction of the area’s bucolic canals within a few years. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/world/americas/mexico-city-canals-xochimilco-chinampas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

How an Interoffice Spat Erupted Into a Climate-Change Furor

February 20, 2017 / by HIROKO TABUCHI / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A retired scientist became a hero to some climate-change deniers after he criticized his former boss at NOAA over data handling. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/business/energy-environment/climate-change-dispute-john-bates.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A Push for Diesel Leaves London Gasping Amid Record Pollution

February 17, 2017 / by KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURA / Air Quality, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Britain’s efforts to aid the environment have inadvertently led to a spike in an even more insidious form of air pollution than the deadly smog of 1952. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/europe/london-smog-air-pollution.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

E.P.A. Workers Try to Block Pruitt in Show of Defiance

February 16, 2017 / by CORAL DAVENPORT / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency are calling their senators to try to defeat Scott Pruitt’s confirmation to run the agency. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/us/politics/scott-pruitt-environmental-protection-agency.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Matter: Disappearing Seagrass Protects Against Pathogens, Even Climate Change, Scientists Find

February 16, 2017 / by CARL ZIMMER / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, Oceans

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An ecological cornerstone is vanishing rapidly from the oceans, and scientists fear the consequences for climate change, fisheries and disease. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/science/seagrass-coral-reefs-pathogens-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

First Words: Is the ‘Anthropocene’ Epoch a Condemnation of Human Interference — or a Call for More?

February 14, 2017 / by WESLEY YANG / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When some climate scientists began saying we’d entered a new epoch, they meant to draw attention to human effects on climate. Now, to their dismay, it’s become a tech call to arms for more disruption. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/magazine/is-the-anthropocene-era-a-condemnation-of-human-interference-or-a-call-for-more.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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