Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Jeep plant that closed last year will be among those that will benefit from federal grants meant to help automotive manufacturers and protect jobs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/business/biden-administration-electric-vehicles.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The deposit, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/climate/kobold-zambia-copper-ai-mining.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A “fossil chromosome” preserves the structure of a woolly mammoth’s genome — and offers a better grasp of how it once worked. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/science/mammoth-dna-genetics.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state has had more than 3,500 wildfires this year, and the peak of the annual fire season has yet to arrive. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/article/wildfires-california-forest.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Though operators are building ships, and towns are investing in landings and other infrastructure, fluctuations in the river’s flow, exacerbated by climate change, are hampering sailings. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/travel/mississippi-river-cruises-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change is causing more fires to burn overnight, growing bigger, lasting longer and challenging the fire teams trying to control them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/climate/wildfires-heat-wave-night-temperature.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In books and articles he wrote about the militarization of space and believed that investing in exploration would ultimately “protect Earth and guarantee the survival of humanity.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/books/william-e-burrows-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Melting glaciers on Peru’s highest mountain helped uncover the body of Bill Stampfl, who disappeared while climbing the mountain with two friends. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/world/americas/mountain-peru-avalanche-body-found.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Melting glaciers on Mount Huascarán in Peru helped uncover the body of Bill Stampfl, who disappeared while climbing the mountain with two friends. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/world/americas/22-years-ago-he-disappeared-in-an-avalanche-his-body-was-just-found.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The company said it effectively got all of the electricity it used last year from sources that did not produce greenhouse gas emissions. Some experts have faulted the company’s calculations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/business/energy-environment/amazon-clean-energy-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New restrictions are meant to reduce damage during floods. The rules were first proposed in 2016, then the Trump administration scrapped them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/climate/fema-flooding-construction-rules.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Analysts warn that the Labour Party’s proposals are unlikely to be cheap and could come at the cost of jobs in the oil and gas industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/business/britain-green-energy-transition-jobs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Using ground-based radars, he pioneered measurement techniques that scientists now use to chart geographical changes on Earth. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/science/space/richard-m-goldstein-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new report estimates that the company led by Elon Musk accounted for just under half of all battery-powered vehicles sold in the second quarter of the year. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/business/tesla-electric-vehicles-market-share.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change and widely varied state regulations could mean you’re paying too much or far too little to insure your home. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/climate/home-insurance-prices-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An Oklahoma Republican who led the Environment Committee, he took hard-right stands on many issues but was especially vocal in challenging evidence of global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/us/politics/james-inhofe-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/science/redwoods-wildfires-indigenous-tribes-california.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In tiny Wymore, Neb., a sleek new battery-powered school bus became a Rorschach test for the future. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/09/climate/electric-school-bus-wymore.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Temperature records have been shattered from California and Nevada to North Carolina in the last few days, and relief is still days away, forecasters say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/us/western-heat-wave-records.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment July has brought a record-breaking hurricane, early-season wildfires and triple-digit temperatures. Judson Jones, a meteorologist and reporter, cleared up the connections between the events. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/insider/a-week-of-extreme-weather-explained.html