Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mary Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, said that the company had fixed battery-manufacturing problems and that its electric vehicles would soon be profitable. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/business/gm-electric-vehicles-mary-barra.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With a new kind of microscope, researchers got a different view of how marine snow falls to the seafloor. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/science/mucus-parachutes-ocean-marine-snow.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It was a provisional victory for the Biden administration, whose climate initiatives have been stymied. A challenge to the rule at issue is still moving through a lower court. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/us/supreme-court-epa-emissions.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a long-simmering dispute between San Francisco and the E.P.A. over regulation of water pollution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/us/politics/supreme-court-san-francisco-water-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/water-shortages-global-food-supply.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for artificial intelligence and other businesses. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/energy-environment/amazon-google-microsoft-nuclear-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers studying bottlenose dolphins found polyester and other plastics in every animal they tested. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/dolphin-plastic-breath.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In an elaborate experiment, scientists discovered that the insects chose to hibernate in soil full of pesticides and other poisons. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/science/bumblebee-queens-pesticides-soil.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A beloved sugar maple slowly succumbed to disease. Today, it lives on in a new form. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/sugar-maple-tree-pennsylvania.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A surge in power use worldwide could make it harder for nations to slash emissions and keep global warming in check. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/global-demand-electricity-rising.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On the west coast of Florida, a town built to weather hurricanes hosted more than 2,000 people during Hurricane Milton. Could communities like this help shape Florida’s future? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/climate/florida-climate-resilience-babcock-ranch.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A Trump-era rollback of flood-protection rules has left critical infrastructure projects at higher risk, experts say. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/climate/trump-flood-protection-rules-infrastructure.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment These productions are grappling with climate change, reproductive rights, the Arab Spring and accusations of sexual assault. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/theater/theater-politics-abortion-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Millions of Americans, many poor and vulnerable, live in mobile and manufactured homes. When catastrophe strikes, they’re often on their own. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/climate/mobile-homes-hurricanes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A second Trump administration would be expected to shred climate polices. California officials are devising ways to insulate its environmental regulations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/climate/california-tries-trump-proofing-its-climate-policies.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Greenhouse gas emissions added rain, intensified winds and doubled the storm’s potential property damage, scientists estimated. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/climate/milton-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment We cover each presidential candidate’s climate policies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/briefing/the-stakes-on-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do they manage it? Scientists built a flight chamber to find out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/science/birds-migration-wind-tunnel.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Millions of Americans have moved to the Sunshine State over the last several decades, only to see Florida’s future collide with climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/climate/will-climate-change-transform-the-florida-dream.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Oregon lawsuit alleges that the utility knew of the dangers of burning fossil fuels and misled its customers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/climate/natural-gas-utility-climate-change-lawsuit.html