Debris Flows After Wildfires in New Mexico Threaten Towns

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Flooding in Ruidoso, N.M., over the weekend showed how wildfire damage, worsening under climate change, can put people at even greater risk than the fires themselves. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/climate/new-mexico-fire-floods.html

Judge Orders Biden Administration to Resume Permits for Gas Exports

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Biden had paused new natural gas export terminals to assess their effects on the climate, economy and national security. A federal judge disagreed. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/climate/federal-judge-biden-gas-exports.html

Supreme Court’s Chevron Ruling Limits Power of Federal Agencies

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A foundational 1984 decision had required courts to defer to agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes, underpinning regulations on health care, safety and the environment. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/us/supreme-court-chevron-ruling.html

A Rare White Buffalo Calf Arrives in Yellowstone With a Message

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The calf, named Wakan Gli, is said to fulfill a Lakota prophecy that brings hope, but its birth is also a sign that more must be done to protect the Earth, a Lakota spiritual leader says. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/us/white-buffalo-yellowstone-lakota-prophecy.html

Biden Administration Denies Mining and Drilling Access to Alaskan Wilderness

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Interior Department rejected a proposed industrial road through pristine land in Alaska that was needed to reach an estimated $7.5 billion copper deposit. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/climate/biden-ambler-road-mining-alaska.html

Study Finds Small Streams, Recently Stripped of Protections, Are a Big Deal

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Half of the water flowing through regional river basins starts in so-called ephemeral streams. Last year, the Supreme Court curtailed federal protections for these waterways. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/climate/small-streams-pollution-supreme-court.html

Republicans Used to Love Wind and Solar. That Romance Has Cooled.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new Pew Research Center survey finds Republican support for wind, solar and electric vehicles has tanked since President Biden was elected, mostly among those 65 and older. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/climate/pew-poll-renewable-energy.html

Rich Gulf States Have Huge Ambitions. Will Extreme Heat Hold Them Back?

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The high temperatures blamed for the deaths of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia are taking a broad toll in countries that have spent vast sums to attract tourists and investors. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/world/middleeast/gulf-states-heat-climate-change.html

Trump Says Clean Energy Is a Scam. That Could Benefit China, Experts Say.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Biden’s landmark climate law could be repealed in a Trump administration. Economists said that would jeopardize $488 billion in American investments. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/climate/trump-clean-energy-china.html

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