Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The legislation calls for cutting the use of powerful planet-warming chemicals common in air-conditioners and refrigerators. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/climate/climate-change-agreement.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president-elect said he has chosen a team that prioritizes making clean energy jobs and environmental protection a cornerstone of his economic plans. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/climate/biden-climate-team.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many federal and state park systems offer inexpensive access for children and their families. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/at-home/kids-outdoors.html
Published by the Environmental News Service PAGE, Arizona, December 19, 2020 (ENS) – For 45 years the Navajo Generating Station was the largest coal-fired power plant in the western United States – a 2.25-gigawatt facility located on the Navajo Nation, near Lake Powell in Arizona that spread air pollution far and wide. In November 2019, […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SEATTLE, Washington, December 18, 2020 (ENS) – Environmental groups are calling a secret agreement on plastic wastes signed between Canada and the United States “illegal, unacceptable and dangerous.” In a letter to Canadian Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Canadian, U.S. and international environmental organizations called on the minister to make […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Regan, if confirmed, will take over an agency central to achieving the new administration’s climate agenda. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/climate/michael-regan-epa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The historic choice would elevate a Native American to a cabinet secretary position for the first time, and do so at an agency that played a central role in the nation’s long-running abuse of native peoples. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/climate/deb-haaland-interior-department-native-american.html
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, December 17, 2020 (ENS) – Community water systems that fail to comply with the federal arsenic standard are most likely to occur in the Southwest, serving Hispanic communities, rural populations of around 1,000, and those who rely on groundwater, finds a new study from the […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A trove from a Portuguese trading ship that sank in 1533 preserved genetic traces of whole lineages that have vanished from West Africa. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/science/ivory-elephants-shipwreck.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The office, the Council on Environmental Quality, is expected to have an expanded focus on environmental justice under Ms. Mallory, an environmental lawyer. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/climate/brenda-mallory-council-environmental-quality.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/climate/climate-change-winter.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president-elect’s choices so far firm up his strategy to try to reclaim global climate leadership for the United States, despite many obstacles. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/climate/gina-mccarthy-john-kerry-climate-adviser.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week: Wildfires destroyed ‘irreplaceable’ trees Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/climate/biden-climate-cabinet-nyt-newsletter.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New research offers further signs that racial and economic inequality leave some Americans more exposed to the worsening effects of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/climate/wildfires-minorities-aid.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president-elect is expected to pick Gina McCarthy, a former E.P.A. chief, as White House climate coordinator. Jennifer Granholm, a former Michigan governor, is said to be his choice for the Energy Department. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/climate/biden-cabinet-mccarthy-granholm-buttigieg.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WILMINGTON, Delaware, December 15, 2020 (ENS) – The U.S. Electoral College has formally elected the Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and incumbent U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris as president and vice president of the United States. Two of every three eligible citizens, over 159 million […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ms. Granholm is widely credited with steering her state through a recession and working with the Obama administration on a bailout of the automobile industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/climate/Jennifer-Granholm-energy-department.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Ms. McCarthy will serve as a senior adviser to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., coordinating climate change policy throughout the government. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/climate/gina-mccarthy-biden-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials said they did not have the money or resources to protect the species even though it meets the criteria under the Endangered Species Act. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/climate/monarch-butterflies-endangered-species-list.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The central bank joined a network of global financial regulators focused on climate risk. The response to the move underlined its tricky politics. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/business/economy/fed-climate-network.html