Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a ceremonial effort to discourage meat consumption, the Colorado governor declared March 20 “MeatOut Day.” Then Nebraska’s governor announced “Meat on the Menu Day,” seeking to do just the opposite. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/meatout-day-colorado-nebraska.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Beijing’s new development blueprint is meant to steer the country to carbon neutrality before 2060, but companies and regions dependent on the fossil fuel aren’t making it easy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/world/asia/china-coal-politics.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Senate confirmed Ms. Haaland to lead the Interior Department. She’ll be charged with essentially reversing the agency’s course over the past four years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/climate/deb-haaland-confirmation-secretary-of-interior.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 15, 2021 (ENS) – History was made today as the U.S. Senate voted 51-40 to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominee Congresswoman Debra Haaland as Secretary of the Interior. After she is sworn in, Haaland will be the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Michael Regan says the E.P.A. is already working on new rules to control planet-warming emissions from cars and power plants. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/climate/michael-regan-epa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment So far, repairing alliances and restoring friendships seem to be taking precedence. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/climate/biden-vowed-to-make-climate-essential-to-foreign-policy-the-reality-is-harder.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A major conservation effort is underway in Romania. The goal is a new national park that will rival its American counterparts. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/travel/romania-national-park.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On the Outer Banks, homeowners in Avon are confronting a tax increase of almost 50 percent to protect their homes, the only road into town, and perhaps the community’s very existence. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/climate/outer-banks-tax-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The assumption that adding apex predators to wildlife parks in South Africa benefits smaller animals is in need of more testing, scientists say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/13/science/lions-south-africa-wildlife-parks.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Data shows that American exporters continue to ship plastic waste overseas, often to poorer countries, even though most of the world has agreed to not accept it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/climate/plastics-waste-export-ban.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Dozens of countries are backing an effort that would protect 30 percent of Earth’s land and water. Native people, often among the most effective stewards of nature, have been disregarded, or worse, in the past. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/climate/nature-conservation-30-percent.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The oil industry, known for boom-bust cycles, is resisting the temptation to pump more oil — for now. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/business/energy-environment/oil-prices-opec-shale.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Michael S. Regan has said he intends to act aggressively in carrying out the president’s agenda of fighting climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/climate/michael-s-regan-epa-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Quirks of the human mind and how we process information might explain the uncanny appearances of thylacines. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/science/thylacines-tasmanian-tigers-sightings.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As companies and investors increasingly say they are focused on climate and sustainability, the cryptocurrency’s huge carbon footprint could become a red flag. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/business/dealbook/bitcoin-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The dramatic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the travel industry and beyond are made clear in six charts. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/travel/tourism-2020-coronavirus.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 8, 2021 (ENS) – “Simply put, our world does not yet work for women as it should,” Vice President Kamala Harris today told the European Parliament on the occasion of International Women’s Day, marked annually on March 8. The first woman in U.S. history elected to […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study suggests that large swaths of the tropics will experience dangerous living and working conditions if global warming isn’t limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/climate/climate-change-heat-tropics.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate concerns push BP and other firms to seek new roles as pollution fighters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/business/carbon-capture-bp.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Legislation that the Mexican president has pushed would curtail private investors in the energy industry and possibly reverse gains in lowering carbon emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/07/world/americas/mexico-energy-sector-privatization.html