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How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy

March 2, 2025 - 03:00
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
Categories: Climate

Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out?

March 1, 2025 - 12:21
Zero-sum thinking has spread like a mind virus, from geopolitics to pop culture.
Categories: Climate

How Fungi Move Among Us

March 1, 2025 - 12:07
Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.
Categories: Climate

Hundreds Are Said to Resign From NOAA

February 28, 2025 - 17:36
The resignations came a day after a wave of firings at the agency, a world center of climate research.
Categories: Climate

Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.

February 28, 2025 - 14:12
A spending freeze could disrupt systems that warn communities when eruptions appear imminent.
Categories: Climate

Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment

February 28, 2025 - 13:48
Last year, the state passed a law to tackle a major barrier to cleaner energy: the long bureaucratic delays to get basic permits.
Categories: Climate

As the E.P.A. Withers, Will Its Museum Follow?

February 28, 2025 - 08:49
Tucked away near the White House is a tribute to the environmental agency and its history — for the time being, anyway.
Categories: Climate

Mass Layoffs Begin at NOAA

February 27, 2025 - 18:50
The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.
Categories: Climate

Senior Leaders Are Leaving FEMA

February 27, 2025 - 15:23
Along with about 1,000 rank-and-file workers, FEMA is losing some of the managers most experienced in handling emergency efforts.
Categories: Climate

The Case Against Greenpeace Puts a Spotlight on Native History

February 27, 2025 - 13:39
Indigenous activists behind protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline say a lawsuit against Greenpeace is trying to rewrite their role and history.
Categories: Climate

Trump’s Tariff Threats Revive Interest in $44 Billion Alaska L.N.G. Project

February 27, 2025 - 11:06
As the president pressures countries to buy more American energy, Asian officials and investors are reconsidering a hugely expensive plan stalled for decades.
Categories: Climate

‘Day of Reckoning’: Trial Over Greenpeace’s Role in Pipeline Protest Begins

February 26, 2025 - 21:12
Energy Transfer, which owns the Dakota Access Pipeline, is seeking $300 million, a sum that Greenpeace says could bankrupt the storied environmental group.
Categories: Climate

Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent

February 26, 2025 - 20:02
The president said Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Several hours later, White House officials said the president was referring to budget cuts.
Categories: Climate

Trump’s Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars

February 26, 2025 - 17:23
The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.
Categories: Climate

Europe Relaxes Rules on Company Climate Reports

February 26, 2025 - 15:41
Officials are seeking to boost competitiveness and reduce the regulatory burden on businesses during what a European commissioner called a “perilous” time.
Categories: Climate

Extreme Heat May Cause Older People to Age Faster, New Study Finds

February 26, 2025 - 14:47
A first-of-its-kind analysis found that people living in hotter areas experienced more molecular changes than those in cooler places.
Categories: Climate

Trump’s Transportation Dept. Targets Blue State Priorities

February 25, 2025 - 15:48
The Trump administration has set its sights on high speed rail in California and congestion pricing in New York, worrying transportation experts.
Categories: Climate

The World Bank Pivoted to Climate. That Now May Be a Problem.

February 25, 2025 - 14:01
The Trump administration’s deep cuts to clean-energy programs are raising concerns about U.S. commitments to the lender.
Categories: Climate

N.S.F. Cuts Raise Fears of a Reduced U.S. Presence in Polar Regions

February 25, 2025 - 09:48
The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions.
Categories: Climate

El café alcanza su precio más alto en 50 años, pero los productores no lo celebran

February 25, 2025 - 02:00
El cambio climático está detrás de las ganancias inesperadas del café, y a los cultivadores les preocupa si podrán adaptarse.
Categories: Climate