Published by the Environmental News Service PRINCETON, New Jersey, November 11, 2019 (ENS) – Scientists at three North American universities have discovered one of nature’s “backup methods” for converting nitrogen into plant nutrients. Research published today in the journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,” shows that the process may be more resilient than […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new agency rule would restrict the science that can be used in drafting health regulations by requiring researchers to turn over confidential health data. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/climate/epa-science-trump.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Her public art installation at Madison Square Park, opening in June, will focus on the so-called ghost forests that have died off because of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/arts/design/maya-lin-madison-square-park.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An emergency was declared for all of New South Wales as risk warnings reached their highest possible level. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/world/australia/fires-sydney-new-south-wales.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Gillian Lobo is the senior lawyer for ClientEarth, an environmental law charity. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/climate/gillian-lobo-environmental-law.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The women who make the podcast “Mothers of Invention” stand apart in the field of climate communication. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/climate/mary-robinson-maeve-higgins-thimali-kodikara-podcast.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Indonesia’s mercury trade is intertwined with illegal gold mining around the world, leaving a legacy of thousands born with birth defects and half a million people poisoned. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/world/asia/indonesia-mercury-pollution-gold-mining.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Thawing sea ice may have opened the door, allowing the infection to cross oceans, a new study suggests. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/science/seals-distemper.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Firefighters warned of dry, windy conditions to come, signaling an early start for what could be the country’s worst fire season in decades. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/world/australia/fires-two-killed-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists and artists hope the emotional power of music will help move people to act on the climate crisis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/science/climate-change-music-sound.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Since his arrival at the Interior Department, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has shown a willingness to press ethics lawyers for decisions that help his agenda. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/climate/interior-secretary-ethics.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Hotter weather is fueling efforts to create a commercial wine industry in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/09/business/wine-scandinavia-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Bloomberg has been an outspoken voice on gun control and climate change, but his views on taxes would put him on the conservative end of the Democratic field. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-issues.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Severe weather carries economic and financial stability risks, officials say. The nation’s top economic authority is paying attention. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/business/economy/federal-reserve-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He lobbied governments and wrote books, papers and articles to alert the public to looming disasters like mass extinction well before they were common knowledge. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/science/norman-myers-dead.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Approval of a natural-gas plant was overturned after opponents were shut out of a meeting. Now the city has a new chance to consider energy economics. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/business/energy-environment/gas-power-plants.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The change reverses a 25-year-old policy, allowing coastal communities to take sand from protected ecosystems to rebuild beaches washed away by hurricanes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/climate/trump-beaches-sand-protected-areas.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment She set out to change humanity. Now a superbly installed survey at the Shed charts this visionary artist’s 50-year journey. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/arts/design/agnes-denes-the-shed-review.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Meteorologists were addressing public concern, not the president’s tweets, when they assured Alabamians that a hurricane would not hit them, according to new documents. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/climate/trump-alabama-sharpie-hurricane.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment There have been lean years in Peconic Bay, on Long Island. But fishermen have never seen a failed harvest like this one. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/nyregion/peconic-bay-scallop-season.html?emc=rss&partner=rss