Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The E.P.A.’s plan is “neither reasonable nor achievable,” the lobbying group said, using strong language in the face of the urgency to cut planet-warming emissions from vehicles. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/climate/epa-electric-cars-auto-industry-criticism.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An upcoming study links smoke pollution across the United States to individual wildfires and could help predict which fires will be most harmful to public health. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/climate/tracing-wildfire-smoke-health.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment High-altitude regions will get more extreme rain than previously thought, making floods and landslides more likely, a study finds. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/climate/mountains-extreme-rain-less-snow.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Human-caused climate change is making high temperatures more common and intensifying dryness that fuels catastrophic wildfires. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/climate/heat-smoke-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists knew the planet’s centerline could move. But it took a sharp turn sometime around the start of the 2000s. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/climate/groundwater-earth-spin-axis.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Chicago residents were warned to stay indoors or wear masks, and the popular paths along Lake Michigan were quiet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/us/midwest-chicago-smoke-air-quality.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The ongoing outbreak of fires in Canada is sending new waves of smoke into the American Midwest, and the pollution has been seen as far away as Europe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/canada/canada-wildfires-smoke-us-air-quality.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Five people, four in Florida and one in Texas, have acquired malaria in the United States in recent months. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/health/us-malaria-mosquitoes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Deals with Ford and G.M. will make it easier to find a charger but could give Elon Musk control of critical infrastructure. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/business/energy-environment/tesla-gm-ford-charging-electric-vehicles.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The pace of deforestation increased 10 percent in 2022, but there are signs the trajectory may change for the better in the near future. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/climate/trees-tropical-forests-deforestation.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Economic growth is often seen as incompatible with conservation. It doesn’t have to be that way, economists say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/climate/economic-growth-environment-conservation.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The offshore energy project will have turbines taller than any building in Boston, but they will be barely visible from Martha’s Vineyard. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/business/energy-environment/marthas-vineyard-wind-farm-massachusetts.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Centuries of overgrazing and deforestation have eliminated most native flora in Ireland, creating what ecologists see as a man-made desert in places. A growing “rewilding” push aims to change that. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/ireland-rewilding-deforestation-ecology.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In some of the nation’s most populous areas, hazardous storms can dump significantly more water than previously believed, new calculations show. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/climate/rainstorms-hidden-flood-risk.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Bangladesh, a river delta nation, is on the front line of climate change. Its coping strategies could offer lessons for the wider world. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/climate/bangladesh-water-floods.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The city’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, which imposes a daily charge on the most-polluting vehicles, is expanding despite some resistance. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/climate/london-ulez-air-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The offshore wind industry continues to grow as nations look to change Europe’s oil and gas hub into a major source of renewable energy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/business/energy-environment/north-sea-green-energy-wind.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Local conservationists at Indawgyi Lake captured the first known videos of rare Burmese peacock turtles hatching. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/climate/tiny-bundles-of-hope-critically-endangered-turtles-hatch-in-myanmar.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Merlin Sheldrake, a biologist and author, is doing his best to show the world all the amazing things fungi can do to benefit life on a damaged planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/climate/fungi-merlin-sheldrake-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Extreme is increasing electricity demand as people crank up the AC. The strain could be too much. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/climate/texas-heat-power-grid.html