Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, March 11, 2020 (ENS) – “Over the weekend we crossed 100,000 reported cases of COVID-19 in 100 countries,” World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a global media briefing about the novel coronavirus on Monday. “Now that the virus has a foothold in so many […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Before cabin porn and van life were hashtags, before tiny houses were a movement, Lloyd Kahn was the living embodiment of them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/style/diy-lloyd-kahn-handmade-homes.html
Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 10, 2020 (ENS) – The European Commission has proposed to pass a law formalizing the EU’s political commitment to be climate neutral by 2050 to protect the planet and its inhabitants. The European Climate Law sets the 2050 target and direction for all EU policy and […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heat lamps over outdoor tables have become an integral part of Parisian street life. But they are meeting resistance in the face of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/world/europe/paris-terraces-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Whether you’re a committed activist or looking for new ways to get involved, there is an Earth Day event for you. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/travel/where-to-celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-earth-day.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A planned overhaul fails to adequately protect the environment and support small farmers, a group of scientists said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/world/europe/radical-changes-urged-for-huge-eu-farm-program.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Nestlé wants to draw more spring water from a northern Florida site owned by a local family — but environmentalists are pushing back. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/business/nestle-florida-water.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The American Museum of Natural History focuses on science, not politics, in its display of an environmentally challenged planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/arts/climate-change-science.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Air France, citing the virus, has called for relief from taxes designed to curb global warming emissions. Other efforts could be disrupted as well. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/climate/covid-19-climate-change.html
Published by the Environmental News Service ALCALA de HENARES, Spain, March 6, 2020 (ENS) – Thousands of fires broke out in the Amazon last year, sparking international media alarm. But a new detailed analysis, using data from the European Space Agency’s Climate Change Initiative, shows a small increase of fires in 2019 compared to 2018, […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Anton Troianovski has traveled to the far reaches of the Russian Arctic to better understand life across the country’s 11 time zones. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/reader-center/anton-troianovski-russia-stroganina.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, the human cost of air pollution Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-super-tuesday.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Shinnecock Indians are using nature-based solutions to calm the waves and restore the beaches that protect their lands. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/climate/shinnecock-long-island-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate activists say it is time to rethink loyalty programs that reward consumers for taking flights. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/travel/loyalty-programs-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Even with the revisions, scientists warned, the new regulation would let the federal government dismiss or downplay seminal environmental research. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/climate/trump-science-epa.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The bill would set a target of net zero carbon emissions across the bloc by 2050. That is decades later than what many activists say is needed. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/world/europe/eu-climate-law-greta-thunberg.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Human-caused climate change had an impact on Australia’s wildfires, a new attribution study confirms. The 30 percent figure they calculated is a minimum. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/climate/australia-wildfires-climate-change.html
Published by the Environmental News Service ROME, Italy, March 4, 2020 (ENS) – The East Africa region now faces a hunger threat from desert locusts, along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, top United Nations relief officials are warning, urgently advising that action now will avert a major food crisis later. Read the […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After a new case emerged in Westchester, the state and the city are testing for infections and tracking possible contacts. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Nancy B. Beck, who once directed science policy at the American Chemistry Council, was nominated to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which guards against dangerous products Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/climate/consumer-product-safety-commission-nancy-beck.html