Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When traditional conservation fails, science is using “assisted evolution” to give vulnerable wildlife a chance. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/science/australia-wildlife-assisted-evolution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment From airlines to pork sellers, corporate brands face legal and regulatory challenges for misleading the public with lofty climate claims. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/climate/climate-greenwashing-denmark-pork.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fossil fuel industry says higher rates will harm the economy. The administration says they will pay for the environmental costs of drilling and mining. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/climate/biden-drilling-public-land.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For the first time since 1920, the government has raised the rates that companies pay. The fossil fuel industry says it will hurt the economy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/climate/biden-administration-raises-costs-to-drill-and-mine-on-public-lands.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, has turned off many people with polarizing remarks on social media, and it may be affecting the automaker’s sales. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/business/elon-musk-tesla-electric-vehicles.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A public research institute in Brazil has proved a new shot protects against the disease, but can’t make it fast enough to stop the huge outbreak sweeping Latin America. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/health/dengue-vaccine-brazil.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument are expected to grow by a combined total of about 130,000 acres. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/climate/biden-california-national-monuments.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fate of Colombia’s rainforest may lay in the hands of a rebel group linked to drugs and illegal mining. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/climate/amazon-deforestation-drugs-crime.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The country, along with India, is still building power stations that run on coal. Elsewhere, retirements of older plants have slowed. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/coal-plants-china.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment What can fiction tell us about the apocalypse? Ayana Mathis finds unexpected hope in novels of crisis by Ling Ma, Jenny Offill and Jesmyn Ward. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/books/review/apocalyptic-novels-essay.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As they look to contain an increasingly aggressive China, the United States and Japan announced dozens of new agreements, including on military, economic, climate and space matters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/us/politics/biden-japan-agreements.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Department lawyers said in a brief that Enbridge, a Canadian company, “lacks any legal right” to operate its Line 5 pipeline on reservation territory. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/line-five-pipeline-amicus-brief.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment There have been record temperatures every day for more than a year. Scientists are investigating what’s behind the extraordinary measurements. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/ocean-heat-records.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The rule applies to a family of chemicals known as PFAS that are linked to serious health effects. Water utilities argue the cost is too great. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/epa-pfas-drinking-water.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The federal government is ordering the removal of PFAS, a class of chemicals that poses serious health risks, from drinking water systems across the country. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/six-things-to-know-about-forever-chemicals.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Why emissions hit record levels last year. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate/greenhouse-gas-carbon-emissions.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Experts said it was the first time an international court determined that governments were legally obligated to meet their climate targets under human rights law. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/world/europe/climate-human-rights.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment From dolphins with Alzheimer’s to cranky traffic judges, writes Clayton Page Aldern, the whole planet is going berserk. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/books/review/the-weight-of-nature-clayton-page-aldern.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Volkswagen’s plant in Zwickau stopped producing Golfs and switched to electric vehicles, illuminating the risks and opportunities for factory towns and cities. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/business/volkswagen-electric-vehicle-factory.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A rarely used technique to upgrade old power lines could play a big role in fixing one of the largest obstacles facing clean energy, two reports found. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate/electric-grid-more-power.html