Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In what could be a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there’s not enough groundwater for projects already approved. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/climate/arizona-phoenix-permits-housing-water.html

Climate Change and Russia Spell Trouble for NATO Up North

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Russia may be having major difficulties in Ukraine, but it remains a vast power in the north and the Arctic, where climate change is opening new sea routes for trade and trouble. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/world/europe/blinken-arctic-nato-russia.html

Europe Frets U.S. Battery Factory Subsidies Will Hurt, Not Help

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The European Union is trying to assemble the building blocks to produce electric cars, but subsidies are luring companies to the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/business/energy-environment/europe-battery-factory-subisidies.html

State Farm Stops Offering Insurance in California

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/climate/climate-change-insurance-wildfires-california.html

New Oral History Peers Back at Obama, His Era and the Tradeoffs He Made

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The first of 470 interviews of Obama administration officials and others involved in the debates of the time offer a fresh inside look at a consequential presidency. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/us/politics/obama-oral-history.html

Debt Deal Includes a Green Light for a Contentious Pipeline

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate activists are livid over a provision in the debt limit agreement that orders federal agencies to issue permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline — and says courts can’t review them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/climate/mountain-valley-pipe.html

Richard Revesz and His Agency Are Remaking the Pollution Fight

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Richard Revesz is changing the way the government calculates the cost and benefits of regulation, with far-reaching implications for climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/climate/ricky-revesz-oira-regulation-biden.html

Emilia-Romagna, Italy, May Face More Violent and Frequent Storms

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Experts have linked recent deadly rains in the north of the country to climate change, but decades of urbanization and neglect helped lay the groundwork for a calamity. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/27/world/europe/italy-floods-emilia-romagna.html

Gasoline Prices, a Source of Pain Last Year, Have Come Way Down

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Reasons include a stronger supply of oil and weaker-than-expected demand, energy experts say. Some people are saving hundreds of dollars on fuel. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/business/energy-environment/oil-gasoline-prices-summer.html

Hurricane Season Could Bring 12 to 17 Named Storms, Forecasters Say

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Weather experts predicted a “near-normal” season, expecting a similar number of named tropical systems as in 2022, but there was uncertainty in the forecast. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/us/hurricane-season-forecast-noaa.html

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