Mountain Goats Are Not Avalanche-Proof
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The scene ends badly, as you might imagine. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/science/avalanche-mountain-goats.html
What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/science/resilient-societies-climate-change.html
How to save a pristine valley
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment How a group of local activists saved the ‘Yosemite of South America’ in the unlikeliest of deals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/how-to-save-a-pristine-valley.html
Glamping Beneath the Stars in Utah
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Would cloudy weather ruin a visit to the first-ever resort to receive certification from DarkSky International? A stargazer in Utah holds on to her optimism. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/travel/utah-stargazing-glamping.html
Drought That Snarled Panama Canal Was Linked to El Niño, Study Finds
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The low water levels that choked cargo traffic were more closely tied to the natural climate cycle than to human-caused warming, a team of scientists has concluded. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/climate/panama-canal-drought.html
Tesla Fires Charger Team Amid Hundreds of Layoffs
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The carmaker dismissed 500 employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/tesla-layoffs-supercharger-team.html
Corn to Power Airplanes? Biden Administration Sets a High Bar.
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Producers of biofuels like ethanol, which could help create a new generation of jet fuel, would have to overhaul their practices to receive tax credits. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/ethanol-jet-fuel-saf-tax-incentives.html
Energy Dept. Releases New Efficiency Rules for Water Heaters and Other Appliances
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
How Locals Saved ‘the Yosemite of South America’
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
U.S. Plan to Protect Oceans Has a Problem, Some Say: Too Much Fishing
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
Biden Administration Moves to Speed Up Permits for Clean Energy
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
Sustainability Activists Take Aim at Disposable Hotel Slippers
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
Hydrogen Offers Germany a Chance to Take a Lead in Green Energy
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
Winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize Use Courts to Contest Oil Projects
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
They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They?
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
New Orleans Likes to Drink. They Spotted a Huge Recycling Opportunity
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
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History Seeks New Ways to Engage Visitors
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
ExxonMobil and Chevron Report Lower Earnings
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
How Abrupt U-Turns Are Defining U.S. Environmental Regulations
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
Five Major Climate Policies Trump Would Probably Reverse if Elected
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