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What Trump’s Environmental Record Says About a Second Term

5 hours 19 min ago
Mr. Trump and his allies envision a second term that would try to permanently eliminate protections for air, water and climate.
Categories: Climate

Oil Interests Gave More Than $75 Million to Trump PACs, New Analysis Shows

8 hours 17 min ago
Oil moguls are big donors to Donald Trump. But so are engineering firms, hedge fund managers, shipbuilders and others that profit from fossil fuels.
Categories: Climate

Repression Intensifies in the Country Hosting a Major Climate Meeting

8 hours 21 min ago
Human rights watchdogs say Azerbaijan is in the midst of a vicious campaign of repression. But in global geopolitics, this energy-rich Caucasus country now has a lot of leverage.
Categories: Climate

La Bóveda del Fin del Mundo recibe miles de semillas nuevas

10 hours 21 min ago
Una bodega en Noruega construida para resguardar la biodiversidad de las semillas recibió poco más de 30.000 muestras nuevas mientras crece la preocupación sobre el cambio climático y la seguridad alimentaria.
Categories: Climate

Rare Autumn Drought in Northeast Brings a Spate of Wildfires

October 31, 2024 - 19:28
Hundreds of fires are burning in New Jersey and Connecticut as the region experiences a spell of unusually warm fall weather.
Categories: Climate

Protecting Nature, With the U.S. on the Sidelines

October 31, 2024 - 16:33
As the world gathers this week for U.N. biodiversity negotiations, the U.S. hasn’t ratified a decades-old treaty to protect nature.
Categories: Climate

How a Tiny Panel, Up for Election, Could Steer Arizona Away From Clean Power

October 31, 2024 - 10:57
The vote, in a sunny state with huge solar potential, reflects a growing nationwide fight over America’s energy transition.
Categories: Climate

Half a Million People Killed in Deadliest Weather Disasters Since 2004

October 31, 2024 - 00:00
More than half a million people were killed in 10 disasters that climate change worsened, according to a new report.
Categories: Climate

Inundaciones en Valencia, España: lo que hay que saber

October 30, 2024 - 16:12
Al menos 95 personas han muerto tras el aguacero, luego de que en algunas zonas cayera el equivalente a más de un mes de lluvias en menos de 24 horas.
Categories: Climate

Flash Floods in Spain Kill Dozens: What to Know

October 30, 2024 - 14:57
Dozens of people were killed after the downpour, which some residents said was the worst they had ever witnessed.
Categories: Climate

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand

October 30, 2024 - 11:05
The Pennsylvania plant, site of the worst U.S. nuclear energy accident, is at the forefront of efforts to expand nuclear capacity to meet rising electricity demand.
Categories: Climate

Clean Energy Is Booming in the U.S. The Election Could Change That.

October 30, 2024 - 09:40
Trump has suggested he would dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act, which has reshaped America’s energy landscape. It won’t be easy.
Categories: Climate

In the Climate Change Era, Renting Is the American Dream

October 29, 2024 - 14:18
Renting is quickly becoming a better way for many people to enjoy high-risk places with much less financial baggage.
Categories: Climate

How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla

October 29, 2024 - 12:34
Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.
Categories: Climate

Amid Climate Crisis, Svalbard Global Seed Vault Gets a Huge Deposit

October 29, 2024 - 10:02
A storage facility in Norway built to safeguard crop diversity recently received more than 30,000 samples as concerns grow about climate change and food insecurity.
Categories: Climate

Trump’s Environmental Claims Ignore Decades of Climate Science

October 29, 2024 - 10:00
The former president says he wants “clean air and clean water,” but he has rolled back environmental rules and dismissed the scientific consensus on climate change.
Categories: Climate

In a Decisive Election, a Jewish Group Focuses on Climate Voters

October 29, 2024 - 05:03
Dayenu, a nonprofit group, is mobilizing Jews around a threat that organizers warn every walk of life on earth must confront: climate change.
Categories: Climate

E.P.A. Is Rebounding from Trump Years but Faces Uncertain Future

October 29, 2024 - 05:01
Perhaps more than any other federal agency, the one responsible for protecting air, water and public health is a target for Donald Trump and his allies.
Categories: Climate

Deep in the Everglades, Visiting the Miccosukee ‘Tree Islands’

October 29, 2024 - 05:00
“Tree islands” deep in a sea of grass once helped Native Americans elude capture by U.S. troops. A tour of these refuges reveals a rich culture and a new risk: rising water.
Categories: Climate

How Bad Are Gas Stoves for My Health?

October 28, 2024 - 17:23
They emit harmful pollutants, which makes good ventilation crucial.
Categories: Climate