Austria, a Longtime Buyer of Russian Gas, Tries to Break the Habit

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment OMV, a multinational energy company based in Vienna, has shifted to other options, including increasing its own output of natural gas, drilling for oil and experimenting with geothermal energy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/business/austria-natural-gas-russia.html

Trump Administration Unfreezes Funding for Some EPA Programs

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The funding, approved by Congress and overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency, had been blocked since January, when President Trump ordered a pause and review of climate and clean energy programs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/trump-epa-spending-unfrozen.html

Trump Cuts Squeeze National Parks: ‘You Won’t Have the Full Experience’

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With 1,000 full-time employees out, and the fate of thousands more seasonal workers unclear, tours are being canceled and some wonder who will empty the trash. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/travel/national-park-service-firings.html

Trump Team Plans Cuts at HUD Office That Funds Disaster Recovery

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/climate/trump-cuts-hud-disaster-recovery.html

Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With the Trump administration reversing support for low-carbon power, the business case for making wind, solar and electric vehicle parts gets weaker. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/business/economy/clean-energy-manufacturing-trump.html

Dickson Despommier, Who Championed Farming in Skyscrapers, Dies at 84

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A microbiologist, he popularized “vertical farming” — raising crops in tall buildings — to remediate climate change and feed more people. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/science/dickson-despommier-dead.html

Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cited President Trump’s claim of a national energy emergency to speed up permits for new gas pipelines and other projects. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/climate/army-corps-engineers-fossil-fuel-permits.html

Trump’s Cuts Could Make Parks and Forests More Dangerous, Employees Say

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Thousands of employees who helped oversee vast areas of wilderness have lost their jobs in President Trump’s moves to shrink the federal work force. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/climate/trump-layoffs-park-and-forest-service-workers.html

USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/climate/usaid-climate-social-unrest-terrorism.html

California’s Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state will no longer require some truckers to shift away from diesel semis but hopes that subsidies can keep dreams of pollution-free big rigs alive. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/business/energy-environment/electric-trucks-california-trump.html

Forest Service Layoffs and Frozen Funds Increase the Risk From Wildfires

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump administration’s decision to fire 3,400 workers and pause funds used for wildfire prevention comes as wildfires are growing more dangerous and frequent. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/climate/us-forest-service-layoffs-wildfires.html

Texas County Declares an Emergency Over Toxic Fertilizer

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Johnson County is seeking federal assistance, saying its farmland has become dangerously contaminated with “forever chemicals” from the use of fertilizer made from sewage sludge. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/climate/forever-chemicals-sewage-sludge-fertilizer-texas.html

Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good?

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/climate/trumps-funding-freeze-raises-a-new-question-is-the-governments-word-good.html

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