We Live in Disastrous Times. Why Can’t Disaster Movies Evolve?

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment George Clooney’s new apocalypse movie does what they all do: turn the end of the world into a personal issue. But the truth is we’re all in it together. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/magazine/george-clooney-midnight-sky.html

Jim Justice, a G.O.P. Governor, on Why Biden Needs to ‘Go Big’ on Covid Aid

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The governor of West Virginia, who supported a bigger relief bill than Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat, initially did, spoke with us about government spending, Covid-19 vaccinations and climate policy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/us/politics/jim-justice-manchin-west-virginia.html

Court Faults France Over ‘Ecological Damage’ From Its Emissions Levels

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Paris court said the French state had failed to meet its commitments on greenhouse gas emissions. The lawsuit is among a growing number of such legal actions internationally. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/world/europe/france-emissions-court.html

Rebuild or Leave ‘Paradise’: Climate Change Dilemma Facing a Nicaraguan Coastal Town

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Two major November hurricanes slammed into the same part of Nicaraguan coast, laying waste to the Miskito village of Haulover. Faced with a future of intensifying storms, the residents must now consider whether to abandon their way of life by the ocean and move inland. Read […]

US Cities Are Vastly Undercounting Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Researchers Find

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Inconsistent and flawed data is undercutting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from American cities, according to a new study. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/climate/cities-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html

After a Bruising Year, the Oil Industry Confronts a Diminished Future

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Big oil companies lost billions in 2020 because of the pandemic and face broad questions about how they will adapt to climate change and regulations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/business/energy-environment/exxon-mobil-bp-2020-loss.html

Biden to Free Up $1.3 Billion in Puerto Rico Storm Aid

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration plans to release $1.3 billion that was meant to help Puerto Rico rebuild after Hurricane Maria in 2017, and will remove restrictions on another $4.9 billion. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/climate/puerto-rico-maria-federal-aid.html

Paradise Closing: Oil Drilling Begins in Okavango Delta

Published by the Environmental News Service WINDHOEK, Namibia, February 1, 2021 (ENS) – The fate of one of Africa’s most valuable ecosystems will depend on results from wells being drilled deep into the bedrock beneath the Kalahari Desert of northern Namibia and Botswana in the hunt for a petroleum reservoir. If the search by Canadian […]

Two Biden Priorities, Climate and Inequality, Meet on Black-Owned Farms

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration has pledged to make agriculture a cornerstone of its plan to fight warming, but also to tackle a legacy of discrimination that has pushed Black farmers off the land. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/climate/black-farmers-discrimination-agriculture.html

G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Every carmaker is trying to figure out how to make the leap before governments force it and Tesla and other start-ups lure away drivers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/business/general-motors-electric-cars.html

Electric Cars Are Coming, and Fast. Is the Nation’s Grid Up to It?

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment GM’s decision this week to phase out gasoline vehicles is the latest in a major shift that will mean drastic new demands on electric utilities. Here are four things that will need to happen. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/climate/gm-electric-cars-power-grid.html

Eleanor Torrey West, Preserver of Her Inherited Island, Dies at 108

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Off Georgia’s coast, the lush 26,000-acre Ossabaw Island had been in her family since 1924. She dedicated her life to keeping it out of the hands of developers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/obituaries/eleanor-sandy-torrey-west-dead.html

President Biden: It’s Time to Act on ‘Climate Crisis’

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2021 (ENS) – “Today is Climate Day at the White House, which means that today is Jobs Day at the White House,” President Joe Biden told reporters Wednesday morning. “We’re talking about American innovation, American products, American labor. And we’re talking about the health of […]

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