Published by the Environmental News Service DENVER, Colorado, April 7, 2020 (ENS) – As America fought the new coronavirus over the past 30 days, President Donald Trump’s Interior Department rushed through dozens of attacks on the environment, finds a new analysis by the nonprofit Center for Western Priorities. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/04/07/trump-erodes-eco-protections-as-americans-die-of-virus/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He preached peace, love and environmentalism. Then he killed his girlfriend, stuffed her body in a steamer trunk and fled to Europe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/ira-einhorn-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A nationwide study has found that counties with even slightly higher levels of long-term air pollution are seeing larger numbers of Covid-19 deaths. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/climate/air-pollution-coronavirus-covid.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The renewable-energy business is expected to keep growing, though more slowly, in contrast to fossil fuel companies, which have been hammered by low oil and gas prices. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/business/energy-environment/coronavirus-oil-wind-solar-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In what was once one of South America’s poorest countries, a fraught transformation is underway, as oil riches bring optimism but also intensify ethnic tensions and environmental concerns. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/world/americas/guyana-oil.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Can the plant microbiome help clean up contaminated land? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/science/superfund-plant-microbiome.html
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, April 6, 2020 (ENS) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit in a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms “worsened,” the Prime Minister’s office said in an official statement today. A spokesman said he was moved on the advice of his medical […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New data shows example after example of overheating and damage along the 1,500-mile natural wonder. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/world/australia/great-barrier-reefs-bleaching-dying.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Dimitri Deheyn’s lab has become a hub of novel research on the microfibers found in our waterways and even the air we breathe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/science/microfibers-plastics-ocean-biology.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Pushed out of their village by a drought and lack of food, a group of Nepalis are fighting to amplify the voices of those forced to relocate by the planet’s warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/world/asia/nepal-himalayas-glacier-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agency leading the coronavirus response nationwide is facing a staffing crunch and has closed its training facilities to avoid spreading the virus, officials say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/climate/fema-staff-shortage-coronavirus.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 3, 2020 (ENS) – The Republican administration of President Donald Trump has not let the deadly coronavirus crisis stop it from getting rid of Obama-era federal fuel efficiency standards and replacing them with a less ambitious plan. The Trump plan is estimated to increase carbon emissions […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Usually these root vegetables cause pink stains, but with a little bit of chemistry, Brazilian researchers found they could produce another hue. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/science/blue-dye-beets.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The federal government is asking online retailers to take unregistered products that falsely claim protection from coronavirus off the market. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/climate/epa-fake-coronavirus-cleaners.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 1, 2020 (ENS) – Vaccine researchers around the world are laser-focused on developing a vaccine to defeat COVID-19, the deadly disease caused by the novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China in December. With dozens of vaccine projects in the works, a panel of experts met […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment This year’s United Nations-sponsored climate talks, widely regarded as the most important climate meeting of the last four years, were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/climate/cop-climate-glasgow-coronavirus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Goats in Wales; coyotes in San Francisco; rats, rats, everywhere: With much of the world staying home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, animals have ventured out where normally the presence of people would keep them away. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/science/coronavirus-animals-wildlife-goats.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, a bright spot in locked-down cities Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/climate/japans-climate-plan-sends-wrong-signal.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president said the measure, announced Tuesday, would lift the economy, but outside analysts said the administration’s rosy numbers did not represent an accurate accounting of its costs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/climate/trump-pollution-rollback.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The use of gasoline and other fuels is dropping as Saudi Arabia and Russia increase production, sending oil prices to their lowest level in a generation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/business/energy-environment/crude-oil-companies-coronavirus.html