Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new report finds an “alarming” drop in prosecutions over violations of the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, fundamental environmental laws. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/climate/pollution-lawsuits-trump-environment.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment More than 200,000 people signed a petition drawn up by a former prime minister calling for an examination of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in Australia. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/world/australia/petition-murdoch-australia-rudd.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump has made fracking a “Hail Mary” attack on Joe Biden in the industrial Midwest, but three weeks before Election Day, it does not seem to be working. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/climate/trump-biden-fracking.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Facing a climate crisis, environmental groups and industry agree to work together to bolster hydropower while reducing harm from dams. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/climate/environmentalists-hydropower-dams.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The research ship Polarstern docked in Germany after nearly 13 months studying the rapidly changing region. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/climate/mosaic-arctic-expedition-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Home sales in areas most vulnerable to sea-level rise began falling around 2013, researchers found. Now, prices are following a similar downward path. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/climate/home-sales-florida.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “Like a boxer going in the ring a few weeks after getting pounded,” Louisiana prepares for another walloping storm. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/us/hurricane-delta-gulf-coast.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment You might be surprised: Protecting peat bogs could help the world avert the worst effects of global warming, a new study has found. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/climate/peat-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Cronutt, like a growing number of ocean mammals, developed seizures because of toxins in the water. Scientists hope a pioneering procedure he underwent this week could help. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/science/sea-lion-epilepsy-surgery-cronutt.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The decision capped a quarter-century legal battle that exposed deep divisions over the role of government and how humans interact with nature. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/climate/wolverines-no-federal-protection.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Appeals court judges sounded skeptical about the Trump administration’s efforts to narrow the scope of the Clean Air Act to limit regulatory action against coal. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/climate/trump-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The goal is to award 50 projects more than $1 million each over the next 10 years for coming up with innovative solutions to address climate change and other environmental issues. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/world/europe/prince-william-environment-earthshot-prize.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government hopes the measure will draw investment. Labor leaders say that workers’ protections will be slashed, particularly for women. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/world/asia/indonesia-protests-jobs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment South America is filled with mammals from North America, but why more didn’t survive the reverse trip has been a natural history mystery. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/science/mammals-south-america-extinction.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment She has written a manifesto as an answer. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/style/stella-mccartney-manifesto.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, good reasons to find yourself a tailor. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/climate/covid-climate-and-denial.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New research shows that the quantity of fragments embedded in the sea floor far exceeds the plastic floating on the ocean’s surface. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/world/australia/microplastics-ocean-floor.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Grid managers ordered rolling blackouts across the state during a heat wave in August for the first time in two decades. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/business/energy-environment/california-blackout-cause-report.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change is taking a toll on woodlands in the Northeast. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/climate/new-england-trees-forests.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The analysis, by European scientists, kept this year on track to be one of the five hottest in recorded history. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/climate/hottest-september.html