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Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption

April 2, 2025 - 18:32
The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump.
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Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP

April 2, 2025 - 15:41
The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.
Categories: Climate

E.P.A. Hunt for Shady Deals and ‘Gold Bars’ Comes Up Empty

April 2, 2025 - 09:31
The agency head said a $20 billion Biden climate program was marred by fraud and abuse. Documents filed for a court hearing this week don’t support that.
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Why Al Gore Is Shifting His Climate Activism Abroad

April 1, 2025 - 15:15
Given the Trump administration’s recent moves relating to climate, the former vice president is looking to the developing world for the next generation of climate activism.
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Trump Said Auto Emissions Don’t Affect the Environment. That’s Not True.

April 1, 2025 - 13:55
The president wants to weaken limits on tailpipe pollution. Scientists say it’s driving climate change and taking human lives “every day.”
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Lee Zeldin, E.P.A. Head, Shuts National Environmental Museum

March 31, 2025 - 20:08
The exhibits were dedicated to the agency’s history. Mr. Zeldin said closing the collection would save $600,000 annually.
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A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss

March 31, 2025 - 16:40
A pipeline company’s lawsuit against the environmental group could chill free speech, experts said. First Amendment issues are likely to figure prominently in an appeal.
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A New Dinosaur Museum Rises From a Hole in the Ground in New Jersey

March 31, 2025 - 05:02
The museum hopes that after learning about the planet’s prehistoric past, people will do more to preserve Earth’s future.
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Una antigua tradición japonesa se vuelve advertencia sobre el cambio climático

March 31, 2025 - 03:00
Cada invierno una cresta de hielo aparecía en el lago Suwa, y eso se convirtió en una tradición importante. Durante los últimos siete años, el fenómeno no se ha producido porque el lago no se congeló.
Categories: Climate

Pension Funds Push Forward on Climate Goals Despite Backlash

March 29, 2025 - 08:00
At a time of resistance to environmental, social and governance goals, pension funds have become a bulwark against efforts to sideline climate risks.
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How U.S. Airports Like Pittsburgh’s Generate Electricity On Site to Avoid Heathrow-Like Outages

March 29, 2025 - 05:02
Pittsburgh International Airport avoids power outages and reduces its energy costs by generating electricity on site using natural gas and solar panels.
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How Lee Zeldin Went From Environmental Moderate to Dismantling the E.P.A.

March 29, 2025 - 05:02
He once talked about the need to fight climate change. Now, he embraces Elon Musk, lavishes praise on the president and strives to stand out in a MAGA world.
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How to Plan a Garden With Climate Change in Mind

March 28, 2025 - 08:47
The arrival of spring brings joy, and a challenge: finding solutions to increasingly erratic weather.
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In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning

March 28, 2025 - 00:46
For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen.
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Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low

March 27, 2025 - 19:11
The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record.
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A New Series in The Times, Inspired by You

March 27, 2025 - 14:00
Across the country, in red and blue states, everyday people, local groups and government officials are making creative plans that protect the environment. This year, we’ll be telling you about them.
Categories: Climate

¿Bolsas de plástico o de papel? ¿Cuál debo usar para las compras?

March 27, 2025 - 13:18
No todas las bolsas tienen el mismo impacto en el medioambiente. Y las de papel podrían no ser tan ecológicas como parecen.
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E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email

March 27, 2025 - 11:24
Referring to a little-known provision, it said power plants and others could write to seek exemptions to mercury and other restrictions and that “the president will make a decision.”
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She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. Now She’s a Target.

March 27, 2025 - 09:09
A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.
Categories: Climate

¿Bolsas de plástico o de papel? ¿Cuál debo usar para las compras?

March 27, 2025 - 03:01
No todas las bolsas tienen el mismo impacto en el medioambiente. Y las de papel podrían no ser tan ecológicas como parecen.
Categories: Climate