Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Demand for organic crops so outstrips the supply that some food brands are underwriting farmers’ arduous and costly transition to organic production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/business/paying-farmers-to-go-organic-even-before-the-crops-come-in.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers analyzed hundreds of thousands of samples in digitized museum collections to produce an estimate of species in the South American rain forest. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/science/amazon-tree-species-inventory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Southwestern Energy is leading an industry group that aims to cut methane leakage to less than 1 percent of national gas production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/business/energy-environment/future-of-natural-gas-hinges-on-stanching-methane-leaks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While activists can agree that something must be done, differences arise over exactly what and how, on issues like nuclear power and fracking. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/climate-change-movement.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In the fifth year of a drought, Los Angeles wants to convert miles of extra space to capture storm water. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/climate-change-alley-ways-water.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At Herring Cove Beach, facing an erosion problem as many other coastal areas are, a damaged parking lot is being replaced with one farther back. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/us/at-a-cape-cod-landmark-a-strategic-retreat-from-the-ocean.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s the kind of choice that climate change will be forcing over and over. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/magazine/should-the-united-states-save-tangier-island-from-oblivion.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Mississippi project, a centerpiece of President Obama’s climate plan, has been plagued by problems that managers tried to conceal, and by cost overruns and questions of who will pay. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/05/science/kemper-coal-mississippi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change is threatening the livelihoods of the people of tiny Kiribati, and even the island nation’s existence. The government is making plans for the island’s demise. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/world/asia/climate-change-kiribati.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new genre of fireworks displays caters to audiences that can do without the noise, but they will be hard to find this Fourth of July. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/science/july-4-fireworks-quiet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Three decades after a treaty to phase out the use of chemicals known as CFCs, there are indications that the hole in the ozone layer is healing. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/science/ozone-hole-shrinking-montreal-protocol.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The three North American leaders met in Ottawa, focusing on climate change and the ripples from Britain’s vote, and disavowed nativist political currents. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/world/americas/obama-justin-trudeau-canada-mexico.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A report cited six instances where political donations were made and companies received favorable legislation for mining projects. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/world/australia/queensland-mining-political-donations.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment LED lighting and short growing periods have helped the rise of indoor farming, but scaling up is tougher. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/business/smallbusiness/growing-greens-in-the-spare-room-as-vertical-farm-start-ups-flourish.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Setting aside concerns about global warming, consumers are unloading hybrid and electric vehicles in favor of bigger cars, pickups and S.U.V.s. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/science/cars-gas-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With global temperatures rising, can a nation afford to protect a pristine waterway and forgo the building of dams as an alternative to burning coal? Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/world/asia/china-climate-change-nu-river-greenhouse-gases.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A gathering held four years ago in California outlined tactics for taking on the fossil fuel industry, drawing lessons from the fight over tobacco. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/science/public-campaign-against-exxon-has-roots-in-a-2012-meeting.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers say the change could affect three times as many people as is often estimated because of population growth. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/science/rising-sea-levels-global-warming-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss