Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Republican-led states and industry groups argued that the Environmental Protection Agency had moved too fast and imposed onerous regulations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/us/politics/supreme-court-methane-mercury-emissions-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The discovery that sound improves the growth rate of beneficial fungus suggests that dirges in the dirt may help restore forests. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/science/fungus-sounds-growth.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Two proposals in Northern England, led by the energy giants BP and Eni, aim to establish an industry in burying emissions from industrial plants. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/business/britain-carbon-capture.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A severe overnight rainstorm left several towns and villages flooded. Record summer temperatures caused a drought that hampered the absorption of floodwaters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/world/europe/bosnia-flooding-balkans.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists recently found the planet’s longest continuously occupied termite colony in an arid region of South Africa. It dates to the time of the Neanderthals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/science/insects-termites-oldest-colony.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The term has recently begun taking root in popular culture and policy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/business/degrowth-climate-gdp.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Who was behind a national campaign to ban geoengineering? One reporter went down a few rabbit holes to find out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/insider/chasing-down-a-trail-of-climate-conspiracies.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In our new weekly series, we’re covering the vast amount of investment, ingenuity and scientific expertise going toward stopping climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/the-climate-fix-solutions-for-a-warming-world.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, N.C., sweep together data from around the world to help track Earth’s warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/asheville-noaa-center.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The European Union is expected to support wielding tariffs on electric vehicles made in China, seeking to prevent unfair competition. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/business/europe-china-electric-vehicle-tariffs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Under pressure to control housing costs, Republican lawmakers rejected standards meant to protect against disasters, experts say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/north-carolina-homes-helene-building-codes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Brazil is proposing a fund that would pay countries to protect tropical forests that are crucial to curbing climate change. It would generate returns, too. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/brazil-climate-fund-trees.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Farmers in the heartland are restoring swaths of the prairie with government help. The aim is to reduce nutrient runoff from cropland, and help birds and bees. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate/iowa-prairie-farming-environment.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As storms intensify, so do the legal clashes with insurers, aid agencies and others over compensation, rebuilding and even scams. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/climate/legal-aid-lawyers-helene-storm.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tim Walz said climate change is real, but boasted about high U.S. levels of oil and gas production. JD Vance called climate change “weird science.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/climate/walz-oil-gas-vance.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In response to concerns over climate change and plummeting biodiversity, a shift is afoot in the city’s parks. Manicured is out; rugged is in. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/arts/design/climate-london-gardens-rewild.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The automaker reported a gain of 6.4 percent for the latest quarter, its first such increase this year. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/business/tesla-electric-vehicle-sales.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Research on hundreds of tropical storms finds that mortality keeps rising for more than a decade afterward, for reasons you might not expect. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/business/economy/hurricane-helene-deaths-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Male locusts have long been observed shielding mates from other males. Researchers say this behavior may also protect the females from desert temperatures. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/science/desert-locusts-umbrellas-heat.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As Hurricane Helene made climate change an early focus of the vice-presidential debate, the running mates quickly demonstrated the stark differences between the parties on the issue. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/us/politics/vance-walz-debate-hurricane-climate.html