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Book Review: ‘What’s Left,’ by Malcolm Harris

April 15, 2025 - 05:01
“What’s Left,” by Malcolm Harris, arrives at a particularly difficult time to consider anything beyond our immediate turmoil.
Categories: Climate

A Danish Museum Examines Our Fascination With the Ocean

April 15, 2025 - 05:00
“Ocean,” now on view on the coast of Denmark, fuses past with present, and art with science to raise urgent questions about our relationship with the sea.
Categories: Climate

In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

April 15, 2025 - 05:00
Crowds of tourists bound for Antarctica have brought prosperity to Argentina’s southernmost city, but the boom is also squeezing locals and stressing the environment.
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To Fight Federal Job Cuts, Energy Experts and States Try a New Argument

April 14, 2025 - 14:03
In letters to multiple agencies, the focus is on how job reductions at E.P.A., Interior and other agencies would hurt President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda.
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Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.

April 14, 2025 - 05:02
Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.
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Poof! There Goes America’s Competitive Advantage in a Warming World

April 14, 2025 - 05:01
The Trump administration’s governance — and the president’s unhinged trade war on the entire world — has hurt America’s ability to meet climate goals.
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Bees Are Under Threat from Climate Change, the Trade War and Doge

April 12, 2025 - 09:16
For beekeepers, the problem isn’t just climate change and extreme weather: It’s also DOGE, the trade war and the immigration crackdown.
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Prepping for War With Russia on the Ice and Snow

April 12, 2025 - 08:03
President Trump may be turning relations with NATO and Russia inside out, but winter war games revealed that two militaries’ cooperation was unchanged.
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White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled

April 11, 2025 - 16:44
A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.
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Ann Arbor Wants to Build Its Own Renewable-Energy Grid

April 11, 2025 - 14:07
Ann Arbor, Mich., moved forward with an ambitious plan to build its own utility that aims provide clean power outside the grid.
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Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So

April 11, 2025 - 13:09
The president is trying new shortcuts to eliminate energy and environmental rules, but legal experts say the efforts could face high hurdles.
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New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a Fee

April 11, 2025 - 12:23
A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.
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E.P.A. Is Said to Plan Deep Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program

April 10, 2025 - 19:32
Officials are moving to eliminate requirements that most big polluters disclose how much carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases they emit.
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Kathleen Sgamma Ends Bid to Lead the B.L.M.

April 10, 2025 - 15:24
Kathleen Sgamma abruptly withdrew from consideration days after a memo surfaced in which she sharply criticized President Trump.
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Climate Change Could Become a Global Economic Disaster

April 10, 2025 - 14:52
New warnings from financial firms and insurers point to a future defined by profound risks to the global economy from heat, storms and other disasters.
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Painted Lady Butterflies Live on Almost Every Continent. We Can Learn From Their Resilience.

April 10, 2025 - 09:15
The butterflies’ resilience shows that some species are capable of adapting to dramatic changes in climate, food availability and urban development.
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Funding for National Climate Assessment Is Cut

April 9, 2025 - 18:35
The move raises concerns among scientists that the assessment, which is required by Congress, is now in jeopardy.
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Trump Threatens Climate Policies in the States

April 9, 2025 - 18:26
After halting federal attempts to combat global warming, President Trump is now targeting efforts by states to reduce greenhouse gases, setting up a legal clash.
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Trump Administration Cuts Princeton Funding to Study Climate Change

April 9, 2025 - 13:38
The cuts to a Princeton University program come as the Trump administration has been reviewing an array of research grants related to global warming.
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NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

April 9, 2025 - 10:05
In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put salmon production at risk.
Categories: Climate