Macron Calls Climate Change a ‘Red Line’ Issue at G20, Rebuking Trump

June 26, 2019 / by Adam Nossiter / Climate, Environment, Europe, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Emmanuel Macron of France said that he would not sign any Group of 20 joint statement unless it dealt with climate change, in a barb at President Trump’s rejection of the Paris accord. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/europe/macron-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Bill Wehrum, an Architect of Trump Administration’s Pro-Coal Rules, to Leave E.P.A.

June 26, 2019 / by Lisa Friedman / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The official, William L. Wehrum, helped to write Trump administration rules weakening climate change protections and supporting the coal industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/climate/bill-wehrum-epa.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

As Coal Fades in the U.S., Natural Gas Becomes the Climate Battleground

June 26, 2019 / by BRAD PLUMER / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Utilities are facing a choice: embrace natural gas, or shift more aggressively to renewable power? The decision will have a major climate impact. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/climate/natural-gas-renewables-fight.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

‘Talk Is Meaningless’: Readers Tell Us What They Want From the Debates

June 26, 2019 / by Sydney Ember / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Should the Democratic hopefuls focus on differentiating themselves from one another or stir the imagination on who’s best to go against President Trump in the general election? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/elections/voters-democratic-debates.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Denmark’s New Prime Minister Vows to Tackle Climate Change

June 26, 2019 / by Martin Selsoe Sorensen / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mette Frederiksen, leader of the center-left Social Democrats, will head a minority government that pledged a 70 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2030. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/europe/denmark-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

How 21 Democrats Answered Our Questions Before the Debates

June 26, 2019 / by Sydney Ember / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Which candidates believe the next president can stop climate change? How do they see the future of health care, handguns, the Supreme Court and other issues? Here’s a quick look at their answers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/us/politics/democratic-debate-candidate-questions.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

New Estimate for an Oil Leak: A Thousand Times Worse Than Rig Owner Says

June 26, 2019 / by Lisa Friedman / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The leak, about 12 miles off the Louisiana coast, has been releasing oil and gas into the Gulf of Mexico since 2004, when a bundle of undersea pipes ruptured. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/climate/taylor-energy-gulf-of-mexico.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

A Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Hit a Dead End. Then Trump Became President.

June 25, 2019 / by Hiroko Tabuchi and Steve Eder / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, South America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The project’s reversal of fortunes has angered environmentalists and focused attention on an unusual connection between a Chilean billionaire and President Trump’s family. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/climate/trump-minnesota-mine.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Carbon-neutral Fuel Created from Sunlight and Air

June 25, 2019 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service ZURICH, Switzerland, June 25, 2019 (ENS) – An innovative technology that produces liquid hydrocarbon fuels from only sunlight and air has been developed by researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, known as ETH Zurich. For the first time anywhere in the world, scientists have demonstrated the […]

Miami, Drowning and Scorching, Awaits Democrats for Debate

June 25, 2019 / by Patricia Mazzei / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Activists wanted a Democratic debate focused entirely on climate change. They aren’t getting one, but in Miami this week, the issue will be inescapable. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/us/miami-democratic-debates.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Why Oregon Republicans Vanished Over a Climate Change Vote

June 25, 2019 / by Timothy Williams / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Republican lawmakers left the Oregon State Capitol last week to prevent a vote on a climate change bill they oppose. As the police pursue them and the Democrats wait, the bill hangs in the balance. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/us/oregon-climate-change-walkout.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Can ‘Big Data’ Help Fight Big Fires? Firefighters Are Betting on It

June 24, 2019 / by Jose A. Del Real / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As wildfires grow more intense, fire chiefs in Southern California are looking to big data and machine learning for help in managing fast-moving blazes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/us/wildfires-big-data-california.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Blue States Roll Out Aggressive Climate Strategies. Red States Keep to the Sidelines.

June 22, 2019 / by BRAD PLUMER / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The widening divide between states on climate-change policy comes with the potential to cement an economic and social divide for years to come. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/climate/states-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Himalayan Glaciers’ Melt Doubled Since Year 2000

June 22, 2019 / by News Editor / Asia, Climate, Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, June 21, 2019 (ENS) – The melting of Himalayan glaciers caused by rising temperatures has accelerated sharply since the start of the 21st century, comprehensive new research shows. Climate change is eroding the Himalayas’ glaciers, threatening water supplies for hundreds of millions of people downstream across […]

California Wildfire Fund Would Put Aside $21 Billion for Damage Claims

June 21, 2019 / by Ivan Penn and Peter Eavis / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal would also protect power company customers from the kind of huge claims that have helped push Pacific Gas & Electric into bankruptcy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/business/energy-environment/newsom-california-wildfire-utilities.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

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