Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Court losses are piling up for President Trump’s environmental deregulation agenda. But a second term in the White House could help them stick. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/climate/trump-environment-courts.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Xi Jinping pledged, among other goals, to achieve “carbon neutrality by 2060.” It was China’s boldest promise yet on climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/climate/china-emissions.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Times spoke to two dozen experts who said decisions made now would spell the difference between a difficult future and something far worse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/climate/climate-change-future.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment About 270 pilot whales became stranded on the west coast of the island state in Australia. Rescuers estimate that a third of them have already died. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/world/australia/tasmania-whales-beached.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With environmental benefits and lower labor costs, mass timber has grown into a market that could rival steel and concrete in the construction industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/business/mass-timber-wood-buildings.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An optimistic climate documentary narrated by Woody Harrelson argues for the healing power of soil, which could offer a solution to the climate crisis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/movies/kiss-the-ground-review.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Monterey Bay Aquarium has learned how to raise the deepest sea life to the surface and keep it alive for display. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/science/monterey-bay-aquarium-midnight-zone.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A group of more than 60 donors is urging Joe Biden to renounce advisers with ties to the fossil fuel industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/climate/biden-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Starting with the Big Blowup of 1910, the U.S. Forest Service’s strategy mostly has been to put out fires as fast as possible. With climate change and shifting populations, we’re losing that war. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/us/great-fire-of-1910.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Only 2012 had less sea ice coverage, scientists say, as climate change takes its toll in the region. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/climate/arctic-sea-ice-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In secretly recorded meetings, executives with the Pebble Mine project said the operation could run nine times longer than outlined in their permit filings. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/climate/pebble-mine-alaska.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Honeybees were better at pollinating crops after scent training. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/science/bees-pollination-scent.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The storm is headed for the Texas and Louisiana coasts, another blow for states in the Gulf that have been hit by five other storms this hurricane season. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/us/tropical-storm-beta.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Metronome’s digital clock in Manhattan has been reprogrammed to illustrate a critical window for action to prevent the effects of global warming from becoming irreversible. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/arts/design/climate-clock-metronome-nyc.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Covid-19 may be the tipping point when it comes to crocodile, python, ostrich, and clothes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/style/exotic-skins-fashion-covid.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While BP and other European companies invest billions in renewable energy, Exxon and Chevron are committed to fossil fuels and betting on moonshots. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/business/energy-environment/oil-climate-change-us-europe.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Battery prices are dropping faster than expected. Analysts are moving up projections of when an electric vehicle won’t need government incentives to be cheaper than a gasoline model. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/business/electric-cars-batteries-tesla-elon-musk.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The engineering and land management that enabled the state’s tremendous growth have left it more vulnerable to climate shocks — and those shocks are getting worse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/climate/california-climate-disasters.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment From making soup to creating a butterfly garden, everyone can do something. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/books/review/picture-books-jillian-tamaki-our-little-kitchen.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Australia’s South Coast was hammered by last year’s fires. Now it’s time to prepare for another fire season. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/19/world/australia/fire-lessons-south-coast.html