Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rising prices, party infighting and the aftershocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have undercut the president’s plans to speed an energy transition. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/climate/biden-inflation-climate-manchin.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With the president’s most potent tools to fight climate change stripped by Congress and the courts, the administration will now have to rely on smaller, less powerful actions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/climate/climate-change-action-united-states.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The findings, by a congressional investigation, highlight how the surge in activity has caused consumers’ electrical bills to rise and makes it harder to fight global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/climate/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-mining-electricity.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The West Virginia Democrat’s decision dealt a crushing blow to President Biden’s domestic agenda, effectively ruling out action on anything beyond prescription drug pricing and health care subsidies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/us/politics/manchin-climate-taxes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The collapse of climate legislation is a blow to global efforts to address warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/climate/manchin-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia led his party and his president through months of tortured talks, with nothing to show for it as the planet dangerously heats up. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/climate/manchin-climate-change-democrats.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The sites, once a source of greenhouse gases, have a useful feature: They’re wired to the electricity grid. For new ventures like solar farms, that can save a lot of time and money. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/climate/coal-plants-renewable-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A perfect storm of climate change, a European war and Covid have left the French scrambling for alternatives. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/world/europe/france-mustard-shortage-dijon.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Met Office issued an amber warning for extreme heat this weekend. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/world/europe/heat-wave-britain-uk.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 13, 2022 (ENS) – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced the establishment of the Lost Trail Conservation Area in northwest Montana as the 568th and […] The post MONTANA: New Wildlife Refuge Conserves Elk, Bear Lynx Habitat first appeared on . Read the full […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ROANOKE, Virginia, July 13, 2022 (ENS) – Responders are racing to Buchanan County in southwestern Virginia to conduct water rescues and search for at least 44 people reported missing. As […] The post VIRGINIA: 44 Missing in Heavy Rains, Emergency Declared first appeared on . Read the full article […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In the Congo River Basin, people who collect bundles of wood to make charcoal are playing a surprisingly large role in the deforestation of a region that rivals the Amazon in importance. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/climate/congo-river-basin-deforestation-charcoal.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment To fight climate change, companies and nonprofits have been promoting worldwide planting campaigns. Getting to a trillion is easier said than done. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/magazine/planting-trees-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The authorities in Yosemite National Park are hopeful that a sprinkler system can save the Grizzly Giant, a more than 200-foot-tall sequoia that dates back at least 2,000 years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/us/giant-sequoia-yosemite-washburn-fire.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Plus the conviction of an ailing Hong Kong activist and President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming trip to Iran. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/briefing/extreme-heat-china-climate-asia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The West Virginia senator, who holds the swing vote in negotiations for a budget plan, wants to cut incentives. The president and most Senate Democrats say buyer credits are crucial to fight climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/climate/electric-vehicle-tax-credits-manchin.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “Net-zero emissions” sounds like an ambitious goal, but for most corporations, it’s just kicking the can down the road. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000008429698/net-zero-global-warming.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Parts of the east and south withered under extreme temperatures, even as health workers in hazmat suits persisted in a round of mandatory coronavirus tests. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/world/asia/china-heat-wave-covid-test.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Makers of batteries that could charge in a few minutes are setting up assembly lines, bringing the technology a big step closer to auto showrooms. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/business/electric-vehicle-batteries.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A prolonged dry spell caused by increasingly dry winters, higher temperatures and less rain has put the fertile region’s rice harvest and other crops at risk. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/world/europe/italy-drought-farmers.html