Published by The New York Times Science & Environment After years of relying on imports, the country has discovered huge gas reserves offshore. But it cannot easily use or sell the fuel to other countries. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/business/energy-environment/israel-natural-gas-offshore.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Anchorage could set a heat record this week, with a forecast high potentially reaching 90 degrees. The city has canceled its Fourth of July fireworks celebration. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/04/us/alaska-heat-anchorage-fireworks.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The National Portrait Gallery in London is the latest institution to face high-profile protests over fossil-fuel sponsorship. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/05/arts/bp-sponsorship-national-portrait-gallery.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, a sand surplus in Greenland and New York’s climate resolution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-heat.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A United States government analysis due this month is expected to reach similar conclusions, though the rankings of record months might differ slightly. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/climate/hottest-june-on-record.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In “The Ice at the End of the World,” Jon Gertner recounts a sprawling history of adventurers and scientists who have tried to unlock the secrets of this vast polar expanse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/books/review/the-ice-at-the-end-of-the-world-jon-gertner.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment What has our obsession with air-conditioning made us? And what comes next? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/style/air-conditioning-obsession.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Newly released government emails show how climate denier groups quickly dominated the internal discussion over the historic rollback of the Obama-era climate rules. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/climate/climate-deniers-auto-emissions-rollback.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Across Europe in June, heat records shattered. In years to come, researchers say, many more heat waves are likely to batter the Continent. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/climate/europe-heat-wave.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service LYON, France, July 1, 2019 (ENS) – More than US$117 million worth of potentially dangerous fake food and drink was seized and 672 individuals arrested worldwide in Interpol’s latest Operation Opson. Tampered expiry dates on cheese and chicken, controlled medicines added to drink products and meat stored in unsanitary […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Drivers will no longer face fines for entering a designated downtown area, a reversal that many attribute to an increasingly polarized political environment in Spain. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/world/europe/madrid-low-emission-zone.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Investors are shunning the industry as prices fall, demand slows and fears grow that climate change will force companies to leave fossil fuels untapped. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/30/business/energy-environment/oil-companies-profit.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, June 29, 2019 (ENS) – Climate change was on the formal presidential debate agenda for the first time as 20 Democratic presidential candidates with their hopes pinned to the 2020 election debated for the first time in back-to-back sessions Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Adrienne Arsht […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The pact, decades in the making, was hailed as a powerful endorsement of multilateral free trade as protectionist policies are on the rise globally. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/world/americas/eu-four-latin-american-nations-trade-deal.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Oregon’s capital has descended into turmoil since Republicans vanished to prevent a vote on a climate change bill backed by Democrats. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/oregon-climate-fight.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service LONDON, UK, June 26, 2019 (ENS) – Whether it was the Big Bang, Midas or God himself, we don’t really need to unlock the mystery of the origins of gold when we’ve already identified an asteroid worth US$700 quintillion in precious heavy metals. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/06/27/golden-asteroid-could-make-everyone-on-earth-wealthy/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Here is a look at what the Group of 20 is and does, and some of the important things to watch as world leaders gather in Japan over the next two days. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/world/asia/what-is-the-g20.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment By signing a clean-car deal with California, Canada inserted itself into the high-profile battle over Mr. Trump’s weakening of rules to fight climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/climate/canada-auto-emissions-california.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The key is understanding what climate change is. “A lot of people, when they talk to children, are processing their own anxiety and fears,” a psychologist said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/science/climate-change-children-education.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The governor of Washington has made climate change his campaign’s singular focus, going so far as to call for a climate debate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/politics/jay-inslee-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss