Soaring Temperatures Speed Up Spring Thaw on Greenland’s Ice Sheet

June 17, 2019 / by HENRY FOUNTAIN / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Temperatures in Greenland have been as much as 40 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, helping fuel a pulse of melting across much of the ice sheet surface. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/climate/greenland-ice-sheet-melting.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Australia, in a Victory for Coal, Clears the Way for a Disputed Mine

June 14, 2019 / by Somini Sengupta / Australia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The final permit from regulators in Queensland came less than a month after a conservative coalition that champions coal won in national elections. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/climate/adani-australia-carmichael-mine.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

A Software Upgrade (After 40 Years) Aims to Improve U.S. Weather Forecasts

June 13, 2019 / by HENRY FOUNTAIN / Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The change, prompted in part by Hurricane Sandy, should help improve predictions of severe weather events like winter storms and hurricanes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/climate/noaa-weather-forecast-gfs.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Sea Ranch, California’s Modernist Utopia, Gets an Update

June 12, 2019 / by Diana Ketcham / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Demographic shifts. Climate change. The internet. “Sea Ranch is changing, like our society,” said the architect Mary Griffin. “We simply can’t build the way we did even 20 years ago.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/arts/design/sea-ranch-california.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns

June 12, 2019 / by CORAL DAVENPORT / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The regulator, who sits on a powerful government panel that oversees major financial markets, likened global warming risks to the 2008 mortgage crisis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/climate/climate-financial-market-risk.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

Cruise Ships Pollute Port City Air More Than Cars

June 12, 2019 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Europe, Journalism

Published by the Environmental News Service   BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 11, 2019 (ENS) – Cruise ships are choking Europe’s port cities, with the biggest cruise company, Carnival Corporation, emitting 10 times more sulphur oxides (SOx) than all of Europe’s 260 million cars, finds new research published by the European Federation for Transport and Environment, T&E, […]

Public Lands Critic to Oversee Fish, Wildlife and Parks

June 11, 2019 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism

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/

Canada to Ban Throw-Away Plastics by 2021

June 11, 2019 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, North America

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, […]

Michael Bloomberg Promises $500 Million to Help End Coal

June 10, 2019 / by Lisa Friedman / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America

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

Even as Floods Worsen With Climate Change, Fewer People Insure Against Disaster

June 8, 2019 / by Christopher Flavelle / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America

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

Nano Villain Blamed for Oil Pipeline Corrosion

June 8, 2019 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, North America

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 […]

Judges Give Both Sides a Grilling in Youth Climate Case Against the Government

June 7, 2019 / by JOHN SCHWARTZ / Climate, Environment, Journalism, New York Times

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

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