Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Carmakers are anxious to keep costs down as they ramp up electric vehicle manufacturing, while striking workers want to preserve jobs as the industry shifts to batteries. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/business/electric-vehicles-uaw-gm-ford-stellantis.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “The state wasn’t interested,” said an engineer who published a paper on why Derna’s dams, after decades of postponed repairs, might fail under the stress of a powerful storm. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/world/middleeast/libya-dams-warnings.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment If the president wins re-election, his climate team is likely to try to cut greenhouse gases from steel, cement and other hard-to-clean-up manufacturing. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/climate/biden-climate-second-term.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment People in Maine and Massachusetts, accustomed to powerful nor’easters if not hurricanes, dutifully prepared but appeared largely unfazed by the foul weather to come. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/us/hurricane-lee-maine-massachusetts.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rules for Local Law 97, which curbs carbon emissions from large buildings, have come under fire as too lax or not lax enough. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/nyregion/law-97-building-pollution-nyc.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The plan aims to cut both emissions and financial losses at Britain’s largest steel mill, but a union says it will also put many jobs at risk. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/business/britain-tata-steel-package.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The photographer Sutton Lynch is documenting a dramatic turning point off the coast of Long Island — a resurgence of sea life after decades of depletion. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/travel/hamptons-whales-sharks.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A study of hundreds of specimens from European archaeological digs found two species of whales that are no longer present in the continent’s waters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/science/european-whales-extinction.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He argued that global capitalism was at the root of the global ecological crisis, and he spent decades fighting for an alternative. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/world/americas/hugo-blanco-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fragile Italian city has taken steps to reduce the impacts of climate change and excessive tourism, but some experts said the moves were not enough. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/world/europe/venice-unesco-danger-list-tourism.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new court settlement will put the Environmental Protection Agency on track to regulate pesticides more tightly. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/climate/epa-pesticides-settlement.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The flooding in Libya shows how climate, geography and other factors can collide with swift and disastrous results. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/climate/floods-derna-libya.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s facing many of the issues that will be on display at upcoming climate summits. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/climate/to-understand-clean-energy-challenges-we-went-to-uzbekistan.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sultan al-Jaber, the energy executive leading this year’s global climate summit, says fossil fuel companies are key to the world’s energy transition. Some disagree. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/climate/sultan-al-jaber-uae-cop28.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A documentary traces the efforts of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, a scientist who starting collecting evidence of global warming in the 1970s. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/movies/canary-review.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Chris Winkler is on trial, accused of taking too many fish from the seas off gentrified Montauk. His former partners have pleaded guilty, and stand to make millions from the sale of their small seafood-themed empire. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/nyregion/chris-winkler-gosmans-montauk.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The union and the carmakers remain far apart on wages. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/business/uaw-automakers-strike-explained.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Under the measure, companies would have to publicly report their climate pollution. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office would not say whether he plans to sign the bill. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/climate/california-emissions-businesses-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A looming auto industry strike could test the president’s commitment to making electric vehicles a source of well-paying union jobs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/business/economy/autoworkers-strike-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lucrative tax incentives have fueled a surge in solar panels but failed to boost wind power, data from a new project show. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/us/politics/biden-climate-law-investment.html