Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The approval for a U.S. start-up’s “cultured chicken” product is a small victory for the nascent laboratory meat industry. Less clear is whether other countries will follow Singapore’s lead. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/business/singapore-lab-meat.html
Published by the Environmental News Service PERTH, Australia, December 1, 2020 (ENS) – A radio telescope in the outback of Western Australia is creating a new atlas of the universe at astonishing speed, mapping some three million galaxies in just 300 hours. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope conducts a survey like a Google […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment She rewrote the global Red List, which describes which species are in trouble, and warned that the world must restore its ecological balance or pay a steep price. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/climate/georgina-mace-dead.html
Published by the Environmental News Service ANCHORAGE, Alaska, November 29, 2020 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied a permit to the proposed Pebble Mine, a giant copper and gold mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska that would threaten the world’s largest, most valuable wild salmon fishery. The decision met with approval from […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In 2020, destruction of the world’s largest rainforest rose 9.5 percent from a year earlier to about 4,280 square miles. That’s a little smaller than Connecticut. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/world/americas/brazil-amazon-rainforest-deforestation.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After a plane transporting 30 Kemp’s ridley sea turtles to Louisiana from Massachusetts was snagged by delays, frantic calls for help went out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/us/Turtle-plane-Massachusetts.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In statehouse races, suburban voters’ disgust with President Trump failed to translate into a rebuke of other Republicans, ensuring the party’s grip on partisan mapmaking. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/us/politics/democrats-republicans-state-legislatures.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency rushes to complete its regulatory rollbacks, agency staff, emboldened by the Biden victory, moves to stand in the way. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/climate/epa-trump-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Many marijuana crops are uninsured, which means that in the wake of disaster, farmers can face financial ruin. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/style/cannabis-farms-wildfires-weed.html
Published by the Environmental News Service DETROIT, Michigan, November 25, 2020 (ENS) – General Motors CEO Mary Barra said on Monday the company is pulling out of a lawsuit led by the Trump administration against California over the state’s right to set its own fuel economy and emissions regulations. Barra said the company supports President-elect […]
Published by the Environmental News Service EUGENE, Oregon, November 25, 2020 (ENS) – If you don’t want to miss out on the virtual and educational opportunity of a lifetime, you’ll want to attend the world premiere of “Youth v. Gov,” a documentary put together by Our Children’s Trust, which seeks science-based action by governments to […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment If the water could be pumped to the surface, it could help alleviate shortages on the island. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/science/hawaii-water-aquifer.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An E.P.A. investigation has found that the owners of more than half a million diesel pickup trucks have installed devices to defeat emissions controls and boost pollution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/climate/diesel-trucks-air-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The immense project would have been one of the world’s largest gold and copper mines, but regulators found it “contrary to the public interest” due to environmental risks in the pristine Alaskan tundra. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/climate/pebble-mine-permit-denied.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week: Winter heating options, and the E.P.A. chief’s travel plans Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/climate/john-kerry-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Here are facts about heaters (for outside and inside) and climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/climate/outdoor-heaters-climate-change.html
Published by the Environmental News Service ATLANTA, Georgia, November 24, 2020 (ENS) – Georgia wildlife officials and their partners are scrambling to eradicate a wild population of large invasive black and white Argentine lizards called tegus in two counties in southeast Georgia. Growing from two to four feet long and weighing 10 pounds or more, […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, November 23, 2020 (ENS) – President-elect Joe Biden today announced key members of his foreign policy and national security team including, for the first time, a Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. To fill this new role, Biden has chosen old friend and Senate colleague, former Secretary of State […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Biden said he would name Mr. Kerry to a cabinet-level climate post, a role laden with political and diplomatic challenges in the post-Trump era. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/climate/john-kerry-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment John Kerry, the former secretary of state, will be the international climate czar, signaling the new administration’s commitment to fighting climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/us/politics/biden-nominees.html