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What Presidential Election? So Far, the Stock Market Doesn’t Care.
Traders appear to be focused on possible Fed rate cuts and corporate earnings, and are remarkably indifferent to political fortunes, our columnist says.
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La IA y su voraz consumo de energía atentan contra los objetivos climáticos
La inteligencia artificial está teniendo un profundo impacto en la demanda de energía en todo el mundo, está provocando aumentos frecuentes de las emisiones que calientan el planeta y no hay un final a la vista.
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Ford Plans More Gas Trucks, Fewer Electric Vehicles
Ford, General Motors and other automakers are slowing investments in electric vehicles and doubling down on more profitable gasoline cars and trucks.
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Solving Problems With Susan Solomon
She played a crucial role in fixing the ozone hole, and has thoughts on climate change.
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60 crías de unos cocodrilos casi extintos nacen en Camboya
La mayor población de cocodrilos siameses nacida este siglo representa dos décadas de esfuerzos de conservación de comunidades locales, organizaciones no gubernamentales y gobierno por una especie al borde de la extinción.
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Are China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Plateauing?
Analysts are seeing promising signs from the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.
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‘Twisters’ Is a Fantasy Version of What Climate Collapse Looks Like
Disaster movies make for thrilling blockbusters. But the reality of a changing climate is slow-motion tragedy, broken bureaucracy and lingering tedium.
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Lo que Trump 2.0 podría significar para el medio ambiente
Si Donald Trump vuelve a la Casa Blanca, probablemente enfrentaría menos obstáculos legales y burocráticos para rehacer drásticamente la Agencia de Protección Ambiental.
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‘My Property, My Trees’: New Tree-Cutting Law Divides N.Y. Town
A Westchester County suburb updated its law about tree removals from yards, upsetting tree advocates, who want stricter rules, and residents who don’t want to be told what to do.
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U.K. Climate Change Committee Urges Speed in Cutting Emissions
A report by a government body that oversees efforts to reduce greenhouse gases will help underpin the Labour Party’s plans to accelerate renewable energy and other measures.
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Watch Rare Siamese Crocodiles Hatching
The largest population of the endangered Siamese crocodiles this century hatched in Cambodia, a big moment for the conservation of a wild species once on the brink of extinction.
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See Extreme Surface Temperatures in Phoenix, Sacramento and Portland, Ore.
Air temperature is just one measure of how heat affects cities and people. See how high surface temperatures, which bring additional risks, can get.
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New York City Bill Would Mandate Air-Conditioning for Tenants
Landlords have to keep tenants warm in the winter, but can leave them sweating in the summer. A city councilman wants to change that.
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Democrats Need Their Own Project 2025
Democrats need their own Project 2025 — fast
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Amtrak Passengers Face Record Delays From Extreme Weather
The dated U.S. rail infrastructure is struggling to stay operational as climate change accelerates and intense heat waves, downpours and high winds become more frequent.
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El cambio climático no es prioritario en la Convención Nacional Republicana
La plataforma del partido no hace ninguna mención del cambio climático, en cambio, fomenta una mayor producción de petróleo, gas y carbón, que aumentan las temperaturas globales.
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Vineyard Wind Turbine Breaks a Blade, Sending Pieces Ashore on Nantucket
It’s unclear why a blade from one of the Vineyard Wind turbines broke into pieces, which are washing up on Nantucket beaches.
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Fact-Checking the Republican National Convention on Energy Claims
Several speakers focused on the sharp rise in gas and electricity prices under President Biden. We scrutinized their statements.
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Climate and the Republican Convention
Here’s where the party stands on global warming, energy and the environment.
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‘This Storm Has Broken People’: After Beryl, Some Consider Leaving
Devastating, back-to-back power outages have led some in Houston to consider whether they want to stay in the city they love.
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