Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden administration says it will consider tougher limits on a deadly air pollutant that disproportionately affects low-income and minority communities. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/climate/soot-pollution-EPA.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Yes, planting new trees can help. But intact wild areas are much better. The world needs to treat warming and biodiversity loss as two parts of the same problem, a new report warns. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/climate/biodiversity-collapse-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would repeal a Trump-era rule that weakened pollution controls for wetlands and streams. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/climate/biden-clean-water-wotus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The embattled project to carry oil from Canada to Nebraska had been on life support since President Biden’s first day in office and stalled by legal battles for years before that. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/business/keystone-xl-pipeline-canceled.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The chances of pushing climate legislation through Congress, a long shot from the beginning, now appear even more uncertain. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/climate/climate-congress-infrastructure.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment First Solar will invest $680 million for the new plant, and is expected to add 500 jobs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/business/first-solar-ohio-factory.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The tighter fuel economy and tailpipe pollution rules are along the lines of what California has already agreed to with five other auto companies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/us/politics/gm-biden-fuel-economy-rules.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The energy giant’s stunning loss was the work of a tiny hedge fund that believes investing for social good is also good for the bottom line. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/business/exxon-mobil-engine-no1-activist.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The good will President Biden brings on his first trip abroad papers over lingering doubts about U.S. reliability and the cost that Europe will be expected to pay. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/us/politics/biden-europe-g7.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The oil giant is likely to appeal the judgment, the company’s chief executive said, but it also felt “a determination to rise to the challenge” posed by the court. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/business/shell-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Research has shown the enriching benefits of living near coasts, lakes and rivers even as climate change challenges that romance. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/business/waterfront-homes-dangers.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Late Monday, police arrested activists and appeared to use a crowd-dispelling sonic device at the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota, which would carry oil across sensitive waterways and tribal lands. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/climate/line-3-pipeline-protest-native-americans.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Global emissions dropped last year, but the decline wasn’t nearly enough to halt the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/climate/climate-change-emissions.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The federal government often gives less help to Black disaster survivors than their white neighbors. That’s a challenge for President Biden, who has vowed to fight both inequality and climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/climate/FEMA-race-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The U.S. has fallen way behind Europe partly because of an old shipping law and opposition from homeowners and fishing groups. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/business/energy-environment/offshore-wind-biden-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The annual count along the Delaware Bay beaches showed another severe drop in numbers of the shorebird, whose migration is one of the longest avian journeys in the world. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/science/threatened-red-knot-shorebird-decline.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state’s insurance regulator endorsed proposals that could reshape the real estate market, the latest sign of climate shocks hitting the economy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/climate/climate-California-wildfires-insurance.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The annual summer monsoon in South Asia begins this month. A new study points to more destructive storms. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/climate/monsoons-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Answers to questions about the current situation in California and the Western half of the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/article/drought-california-western-united-states.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment We have a lot more than just climate change to worry about, argues this nature doc narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/movies/breaking-boundaries-the-science-of-our-planet-review.html