Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Army Corps of Engineers will impose new mitigation conditions on the developers of the proposed Pebble Mine, potentially pushing approval past the election. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/us/politics/pebble-mine.html
Published by the Environmental News Service BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo, August 22, 2020 (ENS) – A criminal court in the Republic of Congo has sentenced a notorious poacher and ivory trafficker, Mobanza Mobembo Gérard, alias Guyvanho, to 30 years in prison for the attempted murder of park rangers, trafficking of ivory from poached elephants, possession […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On occasion, different species of angelfish produce hybrid offspring even more colorful than the parents. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/science/angelfish-paracentropyge-hybrid-genetics.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The tourism operators who depend on the natural wonder, already contending with climate change, have been walloped by the pandemic. The absence of visitors is bad for them — and the reef. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/world/australia/great-barrier-reef-coronavirus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The candidates were the first ones elected through a petition campaign since 1989, when anti-apartheid activists put Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the panel. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/climate/havard-board-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The insect poses a serious threat to American crops, particularly vineyards, and inspires creative backyard methods of eliminating them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/science/lanternbug-invasive-insect.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment There are four key ingredients to the disastrous wildfire seasons in the West, and climate change figures prominently. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/article/why-does-california-have-wildfires.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scores of power plants were down or operating below their capacity just as hot weather drove up demand. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/business/energy-environment/california-blackout-electric-grid.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The ice loss in 2019 was more than twice the annual average since 2003, scientists said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/climate/greenland-ice-loss-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also, a pair of victories for oil and gas that could be short-lived Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/climate/earth-overshoot-day.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s not too late to fight climate change with a long-overdue policy that would have surprisingly broad impact, an economist says. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/business/behavioral-contagion-carbon-tax.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Once nonexistent, campaign cash earmarked as “climate donations” is flowing to Joe Biden as a small but growing counterweight to the monied muscle of fossil fuels. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/climate/climate-change-biden.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The MV Wakashio, which split into two on Saturday, has spilled at least 1,000 tons of oil into the Indian Ocean, endangering world-renowned coral reefs and lagoons. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/world/africa/captain-mauritius-oil-spill-arrested.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The five — Ford, Honda, BMW, Volkswagen and Volvo — sealed a binding agreement with California to follow the state’s stricter tailpipe emissions rules. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/climate/california-automakers-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists still have to validate the reading of 130 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, the equivalent of 54 degrees Celsius. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/climate/death-valley-hottest-temperature-on-earth.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agency that manages the state’s electric grid says rolling blackouts are needed to balance supply and demand. But the governor said regulators were not prepared. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/business/energy-environment/california-blackout-electric-grid.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, August 17, 2020 (ENS) – The Trump administration completed plans Monday to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, a move that will permit natural resource exploitation in the core of one of America’s most treasured wild areas. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/08/17/trump-opens-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-to-oil-and-gas/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The decision sets up a fierce legal battle over the fate of a vast, remote area that is home to polar bears, caribou and the promise of oil wealth. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/climate/alaska-oil-drilling-anwr.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Under pressure from governments and investors, industry leaders like BP and Shell are accelerating their production of cleaner energy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/business/energy-environment/oil-companies-europe-electric.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The National Weather Service issued an unusual warning on Saturday about the possibility of “a fire-induced tornado.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/us/loyalton-fire-tornado.html