Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The new regulation is aimed at reducing the risk of cancer for people who live close to plants emitting toxic chemicals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/climate/epa-pollution-chemical-plants.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Using European Central Bank lending data, researchers said there was not evidence that voluntary commitments were effective in reducing emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/business/banks-finance-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A global survey found harmful levels even in water samples taken far any obvious source of contamination. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/climate/pfas-forever-chemicals-water.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rising temperatures in Antarctica are making meteorites sink out of view before researchers can collect them. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/climate/meteorites-antarctica.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Last July, a recently divorced writer who had found solace in hiking took on a towering challenge: Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/travel/climbing-mt-whitney-california.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Gala Porras-Kim has confronted the restitution of cultural artifacts and now — with melting Antarctic ice — climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/arts/design/gala-porras-kim-denver.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He played a key role in securing the Montreal Protocol, an international environmental pact to protect the ozone layer by reducing the use of certain chemicals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/us/politics/richard-benedick-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Big brands like Procter & Gamble and Nestlé say a new generation of plants will help them meet environmental goals, but the technology is struggling to deliver. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/climate/plastic-recycling.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new technology is attempting to brighten clouds and bounce some of the sun’s rays back into space. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/podcasts/the-daily/engineering-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The surprising carbon footprint of an Amtrak trip across America. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/trains-planes-carbon-footprint-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment His work, on an increasingly large scale, attempted to highlight, and repair, the impact of human intervention on the landscape. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/arts/design/michael-singer-dead.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The automaker said it would delay new battery-powered models and shift its focus to hybrid cars, sales of which are rising fast. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/business/ford-delays-electric-vehicles.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Artificial intelligence is peering into restaurant garbage pails and crunching grocery-store data to try to figure out how to send less uneaten food into dumpsters. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/artificial-intelligence-food-waste.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Italian energy giant Eni sees future profits from collecting carbon dioxide and pumping it into natural gas fields that have been exhausted. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/business/carbon-capture-europe-eni.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An early forecast from one set of experts sees an above-average hurricane season that may rival the busiest years on record. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/ocean-temperature-hurricane-forecast.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wildfires and agricultural expansion offset big gains in protecting tropical forests last year. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/global-forest-tree-loss-wri.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The E.P.A. said the fund will spur a clean energy transition in overlooked communities. Republicans called it a “greendoggle.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/climate/epa-green-bank-clean-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As forests succumb to ever-fiercer wildfires, the federal government and some adventurous private companies are trying to resuscitate an industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/04/headway/wildfire-forestry-supply-chain.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A trial in California is testing a machine designed to reflect sunlight back into space. “All my colleagues hope that we never use these things,” one researcher said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/climate/global-warming-clouds-solar-geoengineering.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A rush of precipitation lifted the state to its second straight year with above-average snowfall, though Gov. Gavin Newsom warned residents not to grow used to it. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/us/california-snow-water-level.html