Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Heather Shilton is collaborating with Inuit communities to bring renewable energy to Canada’s northernmost territory. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/learning/student-contest-winner-energy-empowers-her.html
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The presence of monarch butterflies in Mexico’s forests grew by 35% over the past year—a sign of a fragile recovery after several decades of decline for the iconic species. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eastern-monarch-butterfly-population-shows-signs-of-recovery
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Driven by erratic gusts, the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire has consumed more than 200,000 acres, the largest active blaze in the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/09/us/wildfires-new-mexico.html
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz visited Minnesota today to announce $61.1 million in grant funding is available to communities in 26 cities across the United States to create new parks and trails, or substantial renovations to existing […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate concerns, investor reticence and political disputes complicate a shift to supplies from the United States, North Africa and the Mediterranean. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/business/energy-environment/natural-gas-europe-russia-ukraine.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A time-lapse image of smoke from wildfires in New Mexico and dust from a storm in Colorado illustrates the scope of Western catastrophe. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/climate/wildfire-smoke-dust-storm.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Parts of the region — including large swaths of New Mexico — have been seared by drought and raked by high winds, fueling existing wildfires and creating ideal conditions for new ones. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/us/fire-tornadoes-central-plains-west.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When prices soared years ago, Americans launched broad efforts to wean the nation off oil and gas to protect households from price swings. But then supply rose and plans fizzled. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/climate/gas-prices-america.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment More than 300 solar projects in the United States have been canceled or delayed in recent weeks because of an investigation by the Commerce Department. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/climate/solar-industry-imports.html
Published by the Department of the Interior The Biden-Harris administration through the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced significant milestones on three transmission projects that will carry renewable energy across the West, underscoring President Biden’s commitment to accelerating the needed expansion and modernization of America’s power infrastructure to create […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that $95 million in funding has been approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, which will provide the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners the ability to help conserve or restore more than 300,000 acres of wetland and associated […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A renowned photographer who hopes to persuade humans to love their insect brethren has teamed with scientists on a new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/arts/design/macro-photography-insects-levon-biss.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration set efficiency standards that will phase out sales of incandescent bulbs in favor of LEDs, reducing Americans’ electrical bills over time. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/climate/biden-incandescent-led-light-bulb.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment American energy production has only inched up because executives fear that oil and gas prices won’t stay high. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/business/energy-environment/oil-us-europe-russia.html
Published by the Environmental News Service ALBANY, New York, April 19, 2022 (ENS) – To deliver clean, renewable solar, wind and hydroelectric power from upstate New York and Canada south to fossil-fuel powered New York City, […] The post Solar, Wind, and Hydro Power in New York City’s Future first appeared on . Read the […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers debunked a long-repeated yarn that the common birds owe their North American beginnings to a 19th-century lover of the Bard. Maybe this ubiquitous bird’s story is ready for a reboot. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/11/science/starlings-birds-shakespeare.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Prices at the pump have apparently given some Americans second thoughts. But two practical problems remain: not enough cars and relatively few charging stations. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/climate/gas-prices-electric-vehicles.html
Published by the Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams visited Puerto Rico this week to highlight how investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Great American Outdoors Act will help strengthen climate resilience and ecosystem restoration initiatives on the island. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New York has begun converting its fleet and deploying curbside chargers in an effort to meet electrification goals, but it lags other major cities in the United States significantly. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/nyregion/nyc-electric-vehicle-evs.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study found that the dangerous pairing of disasters may become more common in the American West as rains trigger runaway surges of mud and debris in areas damaged by wildfire. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/climate/wildfire-extreme-rain-mudslides.html