Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For decades, Democrats have countered opposition to “job-killing” environmental regulation by saying combatting climate change would create well-paying new jobs. President Biden is betting on it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/climate/biden-climate-jobs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president is hoping to make electric vehicles more affordable to turn a niche product into one with mass appeal. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/business/biden-electric-vehicles-infrastructure.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The $2 trillion proposal represents an enormous effort to fight climate change, but it sidesteps a dilemma: When should Americans defend their land, and when should they just move? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/climate/biden-climate-infrastructure-resilience.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president will begin selling his proposal on Wednesday, saying it would fix 20,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges, while also addressing climate change and racial inequities and raising corporate taxes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/business/economy/biden-infrastructure-plan.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Terry Tempest Williams, an author and environmental activist, on bird song, Keith Jarrett and slowing down. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/arts/music/terry-tempest-williams-music.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment There were bright spots, but the total lost acreage increased by 12 percent over all from the year before, according to new research. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/climate/deforestation-amazon-brazil.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Divers practicing blackwater photography are helping marine scientists gain new insights into fish larvae. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/science/blackwater-photography-fish-larvae.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The tortoises were found on Sunday wrapped in plastic inside a red suitcase that was bound for mainland Ecuador. A police officer has been taken into custody, the authorities said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/climate/galapagos-tortoises-smuggling.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The White House said the program could create tens of thousands of new jobs while moving the country toward clean energy Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/climate/biden-offshore-wind.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy intends to ask all agency leaders to identify political tampering in science-based policies and decisions over the past four years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/climate/biden-trump-science.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As vice president, Joe Biden oversaw a “green jobs” stimulus package that produced notable failures. This time, with more money and more demand for clean technology, will be different, Democrats say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/climate/biden-climate-stimulus.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 28, 2021 (ENS) – President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to participate in a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate he will host on Earth Day April 22 and on the following day April 23, fulfilling a promise he made during his first week in […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, March 27, 2021 (ENS) – A small, black bear showed up at a utility worksite in the tiny, tree-lined town of Pollock Pines, California last month. It was alone and possibly sick – lethargic and showing little fear of people. The bear was unmoved by the workers’ […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2021 (ENS) – Wherever you are at 8:30 o’clock tonight, it will be Earth Hour, so turn off your lights for one hour to recognize the health of the planet and the importance of nature. Earth Hour is the flagship environmental action of the international […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Frigid temperatures last month froze pipelines and forced companies to flare vast amounts of planet-warming gases that they suddenly had nowhere to send. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/climate/texas-blackout-flaring-natural-gas.html
Published by the Environmental News Service GLAND, Switzerland, March 26, 2021 (ENS) – Poaching for ivory and loss of habitat over the past five decades have taken a grim toll on African elephants. The African forest elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis, is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant, Loxodonta africana, is listed as […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Gavin Schmidt, a leading climate scientist, will fill a newly created job of climate adviser to NASA, in a prominent example of Biden’s pledge to focus on climate policy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/climate/gavin-schmidt-climate-change-nasa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In rejecting a request from some provinces to strike down national carbon pricing, the court declared that the measure meets an important national need. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/world/canada/canada-supreme-court-carbon-pricing.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The transportation secretary defended the Biden administration’s broad plans in a hearing as Democrats laid the groundwork for legislation and Republicans expressed skepticism. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/us/politics/buttigieg-infrastructure.html
Published by the Environmental News Service OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, March 25, 2021 (ENS) – In a political win for Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Supreme Court of Canada today ruled that the Liberal Government’s carbon tax law is constitutional because climate change is a threat to the entire country and demands a coordinated national […]