Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The speech in his home state of Indiana seemed aimed at easing concerns about his age and lack of experience in world affairs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/politics/buttigieg-foreign-policy.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, June 11, 2019 (ENS) – The Secretary of the Interior keeps illegally shuffling political officials into jobs requiring Senate confirmation, according to a legal complaint filed today by the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/06/11/public-lands-critic-to-oversee-fish-wildlife-and-parks/
Published by the Environmental News Service MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, Quebec, Canada, June 10, 2019 (ENS) – Canada intends to ban “harmful” single-use plastics as early as 2021 and hold companies responsible for plastic waste, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today. “Canadians know first-hand the impacts of plastic pollution, and are tired of seeing their beaches, parks, streets, […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The pledge by the former New York City mayor is part of an effort to close every coal-fired power plant in the United States and halt the growth of natural gas. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/climate/bloomberg-climate-pledge-coal.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Administration officials said proposed testimony by a State Department scientist amounted to “climate alarm propaganda.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/climate/rod-schoonover-testimony.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Three years after the school board passed a resolution mandating climate justice education in all public schools, a rollout may be coming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/us/portland-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Midwest floods have highlighted a gap in disaster readiness: Fewer Americans are buying flood insurance, even as climate change increases their risk. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/climate/climate-flood-insurance.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Plus, why the auto industry doesn’t want Trump to loosen emissions standards. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/business/the-week-in-business-youtube-oil-mexico-trade.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 7, 2019 (ENS) – A form of nanoscale corrosion is responsible for unpredictable breaks in the steel pipelines that carry oil, decreasing their working life, new research has found. The universal use of steel in pipeline infrastructure makes aqueous steel corrosion a global concern, with […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, leisure travel on a warming planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-biden.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Three judges heard arguments in a closely watched lawsuit brought by young people to compel the federal government to take action on climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/climate/climate-lawsuit-juliana.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a letter signed by 17 industry giants including Ford, General Motors and Toyota, the firms asked Mr. Trump to go back to the negotiating table. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/climate/trump-auto-emissions-rollback-letter.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Robert Macfarlane’s “Underland” explores ancient forests, urban catacombs and buried rivers to probe the secrets of man’s often malign influence on the earth. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/books/review/robert-macfarlane-underland.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, June 6, 2019 (ENS) – “It is time to act decisively. My message to governments is clear: tax pollution; end fossil fuel subsidies; and stop building new coal plants. We need a green economy, not a grey economy,” declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres Wednesday in […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ITHACA, New York, June 6, 2019 (ENS) – Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane from the ammonia fertilizer industry have been greatly underestimated, finds new research from Cornell University and the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund. The methane emissions were higher than the EPA’s estimate for all industrial processes […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study projects how many additional deaths could occur in 15 American cities if the world misses its targets for taming climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/climate/global-warming-heat-deaths.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As climbers continue to die in the Himalayas, a look back at the conquest of the tallest mountain in the world. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/world/asia/mount-everest-deaths-history-photos.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service PORTLAND, Oregon, June 4, 2019 (ENS) – A federal judge in Oregon today granted conservation groups’ motion to block livestock from using public lands allotments near the town of Burns in central Oregon during the month of June. The temporary restraining order was issued in response to a lawsuit […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Even former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has embraced the goals of the Green New Deal, showing just how far the Democratic field has moved on climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/us/politics/joe-biden-climate-plan.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service RICHLAND, Washington, June 4, 2019 (ENS) – Scientists have found a way to turn daily-use plastic waste products into jet fuel. In a method described in a new paper in the journal “Applied Energy,” a research group led by Washington State University Associate Professor Hanwu Lei melted plastic waste at […]