For Trump, a Pattern of Denial, From the Virus to Russia to Climate Change

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president’s preoccupation with demonstrating strength or rearranging facts to reinforce his worldview has led him, time and again, to downplay, ignore or mock serious issues. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/us/politics/trump-virus-denial.html

Back at White House, Infected Trump Tears Off His Mask

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, October 5, 2020 (ENS) – President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday evening aboard his helicopter just before seven, and his first actions alarmed health professionals. Still infected with COVID-19, Trump quickly removed his face mask. He appeared to be gasping for breath, but Trump […]

New Delhi Introduces Campaign to Curb Air Pollution Ahead of Winter

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In winter, India’s capital is regularly covered in toxic haze. Officials warned that filthy air could make the coronavirus pandemic more dangerous. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/world/asia/india-delhi-pollution.html

India Halts Amnesty International’s Human Rights Work

Published by the Environmental News Service NEW DELHI, India, October 5, 2020 (ENS) – The freezing of Amnesty International India’s bank accounts by the Government of India on September 10 has brought all the work being done by the human rights organization to a grinding halt. Amnesty has been compelled to lay off staff in […]

Judges Tell Trump His Officials Are Serving Illegally. He Does Nothing.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Three high-ranking administration officials have been found by courts to be working in violation of a 1998 law that governs how a president can appoint temporary officials. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/climate/trump-pendley-land-management.html

‘The Coal Industry Is Back,’ Trump Proclaimed. It Wasn’t.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The demise of coal-fired power plants in Arizona and Kentucky shows how the president, despite promises to restore jobs, failed to counter the forces decimating the industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/us/politics/trump-coal-industry.html

President Trump Hospitalized for COVID-19 Treatment

Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, October 4, 2020 (ENS) – President Donald Trump is in a military hospital under treatment for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. A statement from the president’s physician Sean Conley, DO, a U.S. Navy commander, says he was first diagnosed with COVID-19 on the evening […]

Floodgates in Venice Work in First Major Test

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fiercely contested floodgate system was used to stop a high tide from flooding Venice’s fragile streets. The system held, but will it work as the climate worsens? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/03/world/europe/venice-floodgates-flooding.html

Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Voting Rights and Climate Change

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The justices will consider challenges to Arizona’s ban on “ballot harvesting” and a suit against energy companies accused of contributing to climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/us/supreme-court-voting-rights-climate-change.html

Fires and Storms Push Demand for Emergency Shelter to a New High

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Red Cross has provided more nights of shelter to Americans this year than at any point on record, a sign of the widening human toll of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/climate/disaster-shelter-red-cross.html

Trump Rude, Biden Cool in First Presidential Debate

Published by the Environmental News Service CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 30, 2020 (ENS) – Climate change and environmental protection were two of the many flashpoints during the first 2020 presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Biden said he would rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and declined to support […]

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