For Many Young Voters, Biden’s Support of Drilling in Alaska Casts Pall

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Despite his aggressive moves to try to slash greenhouse gas emissions, President Biden has angered young climate voters upset by a drilling project in Alaska. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/climate/willow-biden-climate-voters.html

Britain and the Netherlands Agree on a North Sea Power Link

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The undersea connection between a Dutch wind farm and Britain could be a step toward more renewable energy to counter Russia and tackle climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/business/britain-netherlands-north-sea-power-link.html

Governors Island to Be Site of $700 Million Climate Campus

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A “living laboratory” for climate solutions will rise on the idyllic 172-acre island off Lower Manhattan, led by Stony Brook University. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/nyregion/climate-hub-governors-island.html

In Italy, Leonardo’s Ferry Is Left High and Dry by Global Warming and Red Tape

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A ferry used to traverse the banks of the Adda River, in northern Italy, but drought and an abundance of bureaucracy has closed it down. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/world/europe/italy-climate-drought-da-vinci-ferry-imbersago.html

E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment If the regulation is implemented, it will be the first time the federal government has limited carbon emissions from existing power plants, which generate 25 percent of U.S. greenhouse gases. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/climate/epa-power-plants-pollution.html

Overlooked No More: Elizabeth Wagner Reed, Who Resurrected Legacies of Women in Science

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Reed made several discoveries in genetics and dedicated her career toward supporting women scientists. Yet she herself fell into obscurity. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/obituaries/elizabeth-wagner-reed-overlooked.html

The Giving Forest, and a Tribe’s Sustainable Logging Practices

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Menominee tribe has sustainably logged its forest in Wisconsin for 160 years. But that careful balance faces a crisis: too many trees and too few loggers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/climate/menominee-forest-sustainable-earth-day.html

Biden to Pledge $500 Million to Stop Deforestation in Brazil

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The promise to help Brazil protect the Amazon must be approved by Congress, where Republicans are opposed to foreign climate aid. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/climate/biden-amazon-deforestation-climate.html

Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rules Create ‘Chaos for Consumers’

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Buying an electric car has become much more complicated because of restrictions on which models qualify for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/business/electric-vehicle-tax-credits-consumers.html

Why Solving Climate Change Is Not an Issue Where We ‘Succeed or Fail’

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A climate reporter explains the findings of a distressing report and why the crisis never really fades from the news cycle, even if it seems otherwise. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/insider/why-solving-climate-change-is-not-an-issue-where-we-succeed-or-fail.html

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