Rajendra Pachauri, 79, Dies; Led Nobel-Winning Climate Agency

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sharing the prize with Al Gore, his U.N. organization was recognized for its work on global warming, but his career was undone by harassment accusations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/science/rajendra-pachauri-dead.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Canada Gas Pipeline Protests Yield Rail Shutdown, Arrests

Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, February 14, 2020 (ENS) – Forty indigenous land and water protectors and non-indigenous activists were arrested in British Columbia and across Canada on Monday, while they were protesting a multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline that would run through the unceded tribal lands of the Wet’suwet’en First […]

Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump’s long-promised rollback of Obama-era fuel economy standards may not be completed until this summer, and may not be tenable even then. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/climate/trump-fuel-economy-rollback.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Out-of-State Emissions Cause Half Air Pollution Deaths

Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, February 13, 2020 (ENS) – More than half of all early deaths in the United States due to poor air quality are a result of emissions originating outside of the state in which those deaths occur, report researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT. Read the […]

A Trillion Trees: How One Idea Triumphed Over Trump’s Climate Denialism

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A tech billionaire’s PowerPoint brought the Trillion Trees climate plan to the president, a textbook case of ad hoc policymaking in the Trump era. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/climate/trump-trees-climate-change.html

Calculating Air Pollution’s Death Toll, Across State Lines

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment About half of the premature deaths caused by poor air quality are linked to pollutants that blow in from other states, a new study found. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/climate/air-pollution-health.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

James Murdoch Plans Big Bets on Sustainable Businesses

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Murdoch, now divorced from the day-to-day operations of News Corp, plans to announce investments in sustainable packaging and a venture organized by BlackRock. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/business/dealbook/james-murdoch-environment.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Global Financial Giants Swear Off Funding an Especially Dirty Fuel

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Lenders and investors, under pressure to act on climate change, have stopped funding Alberta’s vast oil-sands developments, and the province is fighting back. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/climate/blackrock-oil-sands-alberta-financing.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

How a Trillion Trees Triumphed Over Trump’s Climate Denialism

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A tech billionaire’s PowerPoint brought the Trillion Trees climate plan to the president, a textbook case of ad hoc policymaking in the Trump era. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/climate/trump-trees-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

A Rare Trump-Era Climate Policy Hits an Obstacle: The Tax Man

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At least a dozen carbon capture projects are remain blocked because the I.R.S. has yet to explain how, exactly, companies can claim the tax credit that would make the projects viable. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/climate/carbon-capture-tax.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Virus Deaths Top 1,000 As China Goes Back to Work

Published by the Environmental News Service BEIJING, China, February 10, 2020 (ENS) – Chinese authorities are “carefully balancing” efforts to control the novel coronavirus epidemic and minimize its impact on the economy as millions of people headed back to work today after an extended holiday. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/02/10/virus-deaths-top-1000-as-china-goes-back-to-work/

1 285 286 287 288 289 370
top