Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden administration is tightening efficiency rules for water heaters, stoves and other appliances, and conservative politicians are dialing up their criticisms. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/appliance-efficiency-rules-dishwasher-stove-water-heater.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A decade-long battle between a wealthy industrialist and a band of activists led to a surprising $63 million transaction. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/chile-cochamo-valley-puelo-patagonia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An effort to protect 30 percent of land and waters would count some commercial fishing zones as conserved areas. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/united-states-conservation-30×30.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The White House wants federal agencies to keep climate change in mind as they decide whether to approve major projects. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/biden-administration-moves-to-speed-up-permits-for-clean-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Slippers supplied by hotels — flimsy models usually made of plastic and fabric — are the next single-use item in the cross hairs of sustainability activists. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/travel/disposable-hotel-slippers-sustainability.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp, Germany’s venerable steel producer, is landing major deals for a device that makes the clean-burning gas from water. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/hydrogen-clean-green-energy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Around the world, grass-roots organizers and Indigenous communities are taking proposed coal, oil and gas projects to court — and winning. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/climate/goldman-environmental-prize-winners.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An audacious federal plan to protect the spotted owl would eradicate hundreds of thousands of barred owls in the coming years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/science/california-barred-spotted-owls.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment College students started a venture that has diverted glass bottles from landfills and crushed them into sand for coastal restoration efforts. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/climate/new-orleans-glass-recycling.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is rolling out two new exhibition halls and making its scientists more accessible. And don’t forget the dinosaurs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/arts/design/natural-history-museums-dinosaurs-cleveland.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Profits for the two oil giants, which are locked in a standoff over drilling off the coast of Guyana, were squeezed by lower profitability for refining crude and falling natural gas prices. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/business/chevron-exxonmobil-oil-earnings-prices.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The polarization of politics means that rules are imposed, gutted and restored with each election. Experts say that’s bad for the economy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/climate/biden-trump-environmental-regulations.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment He has called for increased oil production and said that electric vehicles will result in an ‘assassination’ of jobs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/climate/climate-policies-trump-would-reverse.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As countries negotiate a landmark agreement to reduce plastic pollution, the industry is fighting a battle over regulations and over its image. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/climate/plastics-pollution-regulation-treaty.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Japanese automaker, which has been slow to sell electric vehicles, said it would invest $11 billion to make batteries and cars in Ontario. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/honda-electric-vehicles-canada.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The power-sharing agreement between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Green Party ended abruptly on Thursday, marking a fresh period of turmoil for the S.N.P. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/world/europe/scotland-snp-green-government-coalition.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment REC Silicon says it will soon start shipping polysilicon, which has come mostly from China, reviving a Washington State factory that shut down in 2019. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/energy-environment/solar-panels-polysilicon-domestic.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden administration has expressed growing alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are quickly expanded. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/climate/energy-dept-speed-transmission.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New regulations could spell the end for plants that burn coal, the fossil fuel that powered the country for more than a century. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/climate/biden-power-plants-pollution.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The deal would create one of the largest copper miners at a time when demand is soaring for the metal used in many green technologies. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/bhp-anglo-american-takeover-copper.html