A Trip to Cover Pakistan’s Destructive Floods, and What’s Left Behind

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Christina Goldbaum, a Times reporter based in Dubai, had to travel by boat in Pakistani places where extreme floods have destroyed entire villages. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/insider/a-trip-to-cover-pakistans-destructive-floods-and-whats-left-behind.html

How Rock Climbers and Snowboarders Became a Political Force

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Protect Our Winters, a nonprofit group with an advocacy arm, is changing how climate lobbying is done. It is achieving surprising results. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/us/politics/jeremy-jones-tommy-caldwell-climate-ira.html

A $52 Billion Proposal Aims to Protect New York Harbor From Storm Surges

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The proposal for 12 movable sea barriers across waterways like Jamaica Bay replaces a disputed plan for a single, larger outer-harbor wall. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/nyregion/storm-project-new-york-harbor-flooding.html

Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The techniques are a cornerstone of the Agriculture Department’s approach to addressing a warming planet, but it is unclear whether more widespread deployment of such methods can truly reverse the effects of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/us/politics/climate-smart-farming-agriculture-department.html

E.P.A. Will Make Racial Equality a Bigger Factor in Environmental Rules

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agency is creating an office of environmental justice to address the disproportionate harm that climate change has caused in low-income areas and communities of color. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/climate/environmental-justice-epa.html

Newton Harrison, a Founder of the Eco-Art Movement, Dies at 89

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He and his wife produced work that blended marine biology, agriculture, urban planning and activism and that tackled, early on, the effects of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/arts/newton-harrison-dead.html

World Bank Leader, Accused of Climate Denial, Offers a New Response

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment David Malpass touched off a furor, including calls for his removal, when he refused to acknowledge that fossil fuels are warming the planet. On Thursday, he restated his position. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/22/climate/malpass-world-bank-climate.html

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