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Greenland Races Into New Era Without Losing Grip on Inuit Traditions

March 21, 2025 - 05:00
Amid dizzying changes caused by a warming climate and global attention, Greenlanders don’t want to have to choose between embracing the future and honoring their heritage.
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A Personal Finance Reporter Ponders His Own Climate Change Risk

March 20, 2025 - 15:29
A Times reporter co-wrote a guide to buying a home in an era of record heat, floods and billion-dollar disasters.
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Greenpeace Is Ordered to Pay Energy Transfer, a Pipeline Company, $660 Million

March 19, 2025 - 18:31
The environmental group had said the lawsuit, over its role in a protest movement, could mean an end to its operations in the United States.
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What Oil Executives Want From President Trump

March 19, 2025 - 08:40
Tariffs, tax credits and deregulation are among the industry’s top priorities.
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How to Shop for a Home That Won’t Be Upended by Climate Change

March 19, 2025 - 06:39
Deciding where to live has always been a high-stakes financial decision, but a changing climate makes it even more critical. This guide will get you started.
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Your Home Is Vulnerable to Extreme Weather. Here’s How to Protect It.

March 19, 2025 - 05:02
Here are some tips on how to defend your home against floodwaters, dangerous winds and wildfires.
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Earth’s 10 Hottest Years Have Been the Last 10

March 18, 2025 - 20:01
A report from the World Meteorological Organization confirms that 2024 was the hottest year on record and the first year to be more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial era.
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The Man Behind the Republican Case for Clean Energy

March 18, 2025 - 14:48
Representative Andrew Garbarino of New York is at the center of a Republican push to save a key part of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s climate agenda.
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Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm

March 17, 2025 - 22:15
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
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E.P.A. Offers No New Evidence in Battle Over $20 Billion in Climate Grants

March 17, 2025 - 20:38
Nonprofit groups have sued the agency to get access to grants approved by Congress to fund climate and clean energy projects across the country.
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The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits

March 17, 2025 - 10:46
Despite President Trump’s rollback of climate policy, some Republicans and business leaders say clean energy can help his “energy dominance” agenda.
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DOGE Could Jeopardize the Ability to Track Extreme Weather

March 17, 2025 - 05:02
We’re unplugging the monitors of the Earth’s vital signs.
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Wind and Solar Firms Have a Pitch for Trump: ‘You’re Going to Need Us’

March 17, 2025 - 05:00
Electricity demand is soaring and gas-burning power plants are in short supply. The renewable industry sees an opening — even if Washington is souring on green energy.
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Geriatric Penguins Get a ‘Retirement Home’ at New England Aquarium

March 16, 2025 - 15:42
Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.
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It Fought to Save the Whales. Can Greenpeace Save Itself?

March 16, 2025 - 14:25
The storied group has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders. It faces a reckoning in North Dakota.
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Can Trump and Musk Convince More Conservatives to Buy Teslas?

March 16, 2025 - 05:01
President Trump rallied support for Elon Musk’s car company, but there may not be enough conservatives willing to buy electric cars to make up for the Democrats who now shun Teslas.
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Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts

March 14, 2025 - 21:22
NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.
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‘We Hear You, Mr. President’: The World Lines Up to Buy American Gas

March 13, 2025 - 15:57
Facing Trump tariff threats, governments and companies are proposing major investments in American liquefied natural gas projects.
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The E.P.A. Shifts Its Mission

March 13, 2025 - 13:22
The agency was created to protect the environment and public health, but a series of moves suggests it is transforming under President Trump.
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Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?

March 13, 2025 - 12:51
The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is closing fast.
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