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What the War on California’s Water Is Really About

March 10, 2025 - 05:01
If we are to take seriously the threats of drought, climate change and water security, we should not reduce this place to a warring of two — or even many — sides.
Categories: Climate

What Kind of Workout Clothes Are Best for the Environment?

March 10, 2025 - 05:00
Every fabric has an environmental cost. Here’s how to make informed choices.
Categories: Climate

As Utility Bills Soar, New Yorkers Face the Cost of a Greener Future

March 9, 2025 - 03:02
The utility that serves New York City and Westchester County has filed a request to raise its rates to help pay for the shift to cleaner energy, sparking dismay among residents.
Categories: Climate

Climate United Sues E.P.A. Over Frozen $20 Billion

March 8, 2025 - 15:40
In a lawsuit, Climate United claims the E.P.A. is illegally withholding funds that have become a target of the Trump administration.
Categories: Climate

More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut

March 8, 2025 - 14:32
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.
Categories: Climate

Fossil Fuels Are the Future, Chris Wright Tells African Leaders

March 7, 2025 - 11:20
Chris Wright’s remarks were welcomed at a time when countries across the region have felt whipsawed by cuts to longstanding African energy initiatives.
Categories: Climate

Climate Change Made South Sudan Heat Wave More Likely, Study Finds

March 7, 2025 - 09:18
Years of war and food insecurity in the region made the extreme heat especially dangerous.
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A Peruvian Woman Pushes for Other Indigenous Voices to Be Heard

March 7, 2025 - 05:00
Tarcila Rivera-Zea, a member of the Quechua community in Peru, has spent decades pushing for Native peoples to be heard.
Categories: Climate

See How Butterfly Numbers Are Dropping Near You

March 6, 2025 - 18:08
Populations are falling in the United States, a new study has found. Look up what’s happening in your area.
Categories: Climate

National Parks Had a Record Year. Trump Officials Appear to Want It Kept Quiet.

March 6, 2025 - 16:02
As the administration fires rangers and other workers, an internal memo is directing the National Park Service not to publicize visitors numbers.
Categories: Climate

Will the Shift to Clean Power Continue Under Trump?

March 6, 2025 - 15:29
Experts say that President Trump may be able to slow the transition away from fossil fuels, but he won’t be able to stop it completely.
Categories: Climate

Trump’s E.P.A. to Rewrite Rules Aimed at Averting Chemical Disasters

March 6, 2025 - 13:27
The Biden-era rules require thousands of hazardous-chemical sites to adopt new safeguards against storms, spills and other risks.
Categories: Climate

Over a Dozen Conservative Party Donors Fund Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K.

March 6, 2025 - 09:31
A New York Times analysis of campaign finance data also revealed an influx of funding to Nigel Farage’s right-wing party from fossil fuel investors, climate skeptics and multimillionaires.
Categories: Climate

Clearing the Way for Bicyclists, for a Healthier Planet

March 6, 2025 - 05:01
Jill Warren heads the European Cyclists’ Federation, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization that advocates cycling to help lower carbon emissions.
Categories: Climate

Government Budget and Staffing Cuts Could Close Facilities in California’s National Forests, Memo Says

March 5, 2025 - 14:25
A government spreadsheet lists thousands of campsites and trails that could shutter for the summer because of federal government staff reductions and budget freezes.
Categories: Climate

150 Years of Change: How Old Photos, Recaptured, Reveal a Shifting Climate

March 5, 2025 - 05:00
In the heart of Utah’s Uinta Mountains, a team of scientists is re-creating historical pictures to study how much, and how quickly, ecosystems are changing.
Categories: Climate

El pensamiento de suma cero, ¿en qué consiste?

March 5, 2025 - 01:00
Este tipo de pensamiento, que indica que solo hay espacio para un ganador, se ha extendido como un virus mental desde la geopolítica hasta la cultura pop.
Categories: Climate

U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad

March 4, 2025 - 17:41
Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.
Categories: Climate

Some Green Groups Are Running Out of Cash After Trump Freezes $20 Billion

March 4, 2025 - 16:36
The Justice Department and F.B.I. are investigating $20 billion in climate funds, despite a top prosecutor’s decision that there was not sufficient evidence of wrongdoing.
Categories: Climate

A Straightforward Climate Fix Hits Another Setback

March 4, 2025 - 15:29
Cutting down emissions of planet-warming methane from oil and gas production was supposed to be relatively simple. It hasn’t worked that way.
Categories: Climate