Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tankers of vinyl chloride were going halfway across the country, government records show, a trip highlighting the risks of transporting chemicals as plastics production grows. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/climate/train-fire-palestine-plastics-pvc.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The city estimates that its food purchases produce as much carbon as the exhaust from 70,000 gas-fueled cars. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/nyregion/eric-adams-meat-emissions-nyc.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rules that take effect on Tuesday will limit the $7,500 credits to electric cars made domestically with minerals from the U.S. or trade allies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/business/electric-vehicles-tax-credits.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The documentary “Wild Life” tells the story of Kristine Tompkins, a former chief executive who retired at 43 and moved to South America for love and conservation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/style/wild-life-movie-kris-tompkins.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Homes and offices have huge climate footprints. There are many ways to fix that. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/climate/passive-house-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration’s push to supercharge E.V. sales must now surmount resistance from manufacturers and consumers as well as likely legal challenges. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/climate/electric-vehicles-biden-epa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When rains fail unexpectedly, higher temperatures can more rapidly parch the ground, to devastating effect. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/climate/flash-drought-warming.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “Jane,” a new Apple TV+ series, tries to deliver Goodall’s environmental message through a young protagonist with insatiable curiosity. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/arts/television/jane-goodall-apple-tv-series.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Here is what car buyers need to know about the Biden administration’s proposal to push the auto industry to sell more electric cars. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/business/energy-environment/electric-vehicles-consumer-questions.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden administration is proposing rules to ensure that two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy trucks sold in the U.S. by 2032 are all-electric. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/climate/biden-electric-cars-epa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As the river shrinks, the Biden administration is getting ready to impose, for the first time, reductions in water supplies to states. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/climate/colorado-river-water-cuts-drought.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Worldwide, government subsidies for oil and gas are at a record high. Global financial institutions have been trying for years to get them phased out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/climate/oil-gas-subsidies-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New federal rules are expected to speed the transition to E.V.s, a shift that car companies have embraced but will be challenged to carry out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/business/energy-environment/cars-electric-vehicles-epa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/business/bitcoin-mining-electricity-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In “Charleston,” a case study of climate change and government negligence in the South Carolina city, Susan Crawford makes clear the disproportionate costs borne by communities of color in the coastal United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/books/review/charleston-susan-crawford.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Surfers are bearing witness to how climate change and human interventions are altering coastlines. One community in North Florida watched its revered waves disappear seemingly overnight. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/sports/a-case-of-the-disappearing-waves.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Under pressure from world leaders, development experts and shareholders, the bank opens its spring meeting on Monday, poised for big changes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/climate/world-bank-anjay-banga.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In what would be the nation’s most ambitious climate regulation, the proposal is designed to ensure that electric cars make up the majority of new U.S. auto sales by 2032. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/climate/biden-electric-cars-epa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment ‘Extrapolations’ on Apple TV+ is one of a few ambitious shows about climate change. We asked the Times’s chief TV critic what works and what doesn’t when dramatizing global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/climate/climate-change-tv.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Government scientists have spent a year analyzing electric vehicles to help the E.P.A. design new tailpipe rules to trigger an electric car revolution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/climate/electric-cars-biden-climate.html