Here Are the Bidens’ Guests at the State of the Union

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The White House’s invited guests included the sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school shooting, the head of the U.A.W. and business owners focused on the environment. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/07/us/politics/state-of-the-union-guests.html

Satellite Data Gives Crisper Look at Cities at Risk of Sea Level Rise

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study of sinking and rising land along American coasts offers a more specific understanding of potential flooding in 32 coastal cities. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/climate/sea-level-rise-east-coast-sinking-land-flooding.html

S.E.C. to Approve New Climate Rules Far Weaker Than Originally Proposed

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The rules, designed to inform investors of business risks from climate change, were rolled back amid opposition from the G.O.P., fossil fuel producers, farmers and others. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/climate/sec-climate-disclosure-regulations.html

Seeing Stars, Sperm and Millions of Spawn After a Valentine’s Day Rendezvous

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sunflower sea stars, a species of giant starfish, are critically endangered. Researchers tinkered with sperm in an aquarium lab to help them reproduce. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/science/sea-stars-reproduction-climate-change.html

Tumbleweeds Bury Utah’s Cars and Houses

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Over the weekend the spiny orbs buried cars and piled up against the sides of houses as an unusual storm swept the region with dust and snow. And tumbleweeds. They’re still digging out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/climate/tumbleweeds-utah-nevada-winds.html

Frank Popoff, Who Sought to Lead a Friendlier Dow Chemical, Dies at 88

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As chief executive, he pushed a company known for Agent Orange, napalm and chlorine to undo its confrontational reputation and promote environmental sustainability. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/business/frank-popoff-dead.html

Estella Bergere Leopold Dies at 97; Found Climate Clues in Ancient Pollen

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The last child of the pioneering ecologist Aldo Leopold, she also helped preserve her father’s legacy as a founder of the modern environmental movement. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/science/earth/estella-bergere-leopold-dead.html

Are We in the ‘Anthropocene,’ the Human Age? Nope, Scientists Say.

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A panel of experts voted down a proposal to officially declare the start of a new interval of geologic time, one defined by humanity’s changes to the planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/climate/anthropocene-epoch-vote-rejected.html

He’s Accused of Smuggling, but Not Drugs or Guns: It’s Greenhouse Gases

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In a first, a California man was charged with sneaking banned gases, used in outdated fridges and air-conditioners, into the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/climate/greenhouse-gases-smuggling.html

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