Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While other European rail lines have reduced their overnight train services, Austria’s state-owned system is investing in its own. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/business/overnight-train-austria.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The spill, which occurred after a crane toppled onto a barge, forced an emergency cleanup in one of the world’s most revered natural destinations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/world/americas/galapagos-island-crane-collapse-oil-spill.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/world/asia/japan-fukushima-nuclear-water.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service SYDNEY, Australia, December 23, 2019 (ENS) – As hundreds of climate change-fueled bushfires blaze across Australia, Sydney and New South Wales north coast residents continue to suffer from toxic air quality as a result of fires burning through the state. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/12/23/deadly-australian-bushfires-linked-to-climate-change/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The attractions have prompted environmental concerns, and some cities have canceled them, citing the size of the carbon footprint needed to maintain the sites. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/world/europe/france-christmas-rinks.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The energy secretary called the measure, which would have come into force on Jan. 1, “unnecessary overregulation.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/climate/trump-light-bulb-rollback.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The ruling, which is not subject to further appeal, requires the country to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by the end of next year. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/climate/netherlands-climate-lawsuit.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As the ocean warms, an increasing number of turtles are heading farther north and getting stranded once the temperatures fall. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/climate/climate-change-cold-turtles.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, a mission to expose invisible methane leaks Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-holiday-movies.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The utility has faced objections from the governor of California and hedge funds vying for control of the company. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/business/energy-environment/pge-bankruptcy-wildfire-victims.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment What does the artisanal ax craze say about what we’re chopping? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/style/artisanal-axes-brooklyn-los-angeles.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Sweden, some environmentally conscious travelers are switching from planes to trains. Slower? Yes. But why not embrace the journey, perhaps even prolong it? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/travel/Sweden-flight-shaming.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A national heat wave pushed high temperatures across the country on Tuesday to an average of 105.6 degrees. Even more heat is in the forecast. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/world/australia/record-heat.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Years of drought, erratic weather and other stresses are taking their toll on the peppers that are central to the state’s economy and identity. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/dining/hatch-chiles-new-mexico.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Robert E. Murray, the former chairman of Murray Energy, gave nearly $1 million to climate denial groups and other organizations seeking to undo environmental regulations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/climate/murray-energy-climate-denial-coal.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Twelve states and the District of Columbia released a draft plan for an ambitious cap-and-trade program to curb planet-warming emissions on the region’s roads. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/climate/tailpipe-emissions-cap-and-trade.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MADRID, Spain, December 16, 2019 (ENS) – Climate negotiations lasting 16 days failed to find common ground on international carbon trading rules, one of the important issues at the UN’s COP25 climate summit in Madrid, which wrapped Sunday with a weak accord despite urging from the United Nations and […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The findings mark a step forward in using space technology to detect leaks of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas sites worldwide. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/climate/methane-leak-satellite.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The ocean off California is acidifying faster than the rest of the ocean, a new study shows. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/climate/california-ocean-acidifying.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Swedish teenager who inspired a global movement is returning home, as admirers and critics weigh in. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/world/europe/greta-thunberg-train-deutsche-bahn.html?emc=rss&partner=rss