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Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin to Head E.P.A.
29 Jan 2025The former New York congressman has little experience in environmental policy. He is expected to follow orders to weaken climate rules.
Inside Trump’s Renewed Effort to Undo a Major Climate Rule
28 Jan 2025A rule known as the endangerment finding requires the E.P.A. to regulate greenhouse gases. It has proved resilient against earlier attacks.
Oil Companies Embrace Trump, but Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
27 Jan 2025Oil and gas executives welcomed President Trump’s early moves on energy policy, but many said they did not plan to increase production unless prices rose significantly.
Hit by Wildfire? Here’s How to Deal With Insurers and FEMA.
18 Jan 2025You don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone.
The South Bronx Has a Pollution Issue. Congestion Pricing May Worsen It.
02 Feb 2025Preliminary data from the first few weeks of New York City’s tolling plan show a possible uptick in traffic in the neighborhood.
Trump’s Halt on Climate Spending Freezes Jobs and Stalls Projects
01 Feb 2025The pause affects billions of dollars and is delaying home repairs, factory construction and other projects, many in states that voted Republican.
7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires
01 Feb 2025Around the world, other communities are experimenting with ideas that Los Angeles could borrow as it rebuilds from disastrous wildfires.
Great White Sharks Washing Up Dead in Canada With Brain Swelling
01 Feb 2025Faced with a rash of shark deaths marked by brain swelling, Canadian and American scientists are trying to solve a marine mystery.
A Spotted Hyena Turns Up in Egypt After a 5,000 Absence
31 Jan 2025When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a trick on him.
The Climate Fix: Africa’s Solar Revolution
31 Jan 2025In announcing a $35 billion program to bring inexpensive solar power to some 300 million Africans, officials left out two words: climate change.
Trump Tariffs Could Hurt Oil Companies and Raise Gas Prices
31 Jan 2025Some oil refineries will probably struggle to replace imported crude oil if President Trump imposes 25 percent tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico.
In Zimbabwe, Rhinos Are the Focus of a Village Tourism Project
31 Jan 2025On the fringes of an African game park, an ambitious project brings together tourists, local communities and white rhinos, emerging from the brink of extinction.
Tesla and Chinese Carmakers Could Reap Billions From EU Emissions Rules
31 Jan 2025European carmakers are urging Brussels to ease regulations to help them avoid buying carbon credits from rivals in increasingly large amounts.
Doug Burgum Is Confirmed by Senate as Interior Secretary
31 Jan 2025The former governor of North Dakota is promoting President Trump’s “energy dominance” agenda and wants more oil, gas and mining on public lands.
Trump’s First Two Weeks Have Thrown U.S. Climate Spending Into Chaos
30 Jan 2025Executive orders and announcements by President Trump have put billions of dollars in U.S. climate commitments into question.
Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast
30 Jan 2025A court ruling requires the British government to consider the potential climate impact of the oil and gas produced in the North Sea.
Transportation Secretary Seeks Rollback of Biden’s Fuel Economy Standards
29 Jan 2025The order is the latest Trump administration effort against Biden-era initiatives that intended to promote electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Doomsday Clock Moves One Second Closer to Catastrophe
29 Jan 2025The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shifted the hands of the symbolic clock to 89 seconds to midnight, citing the threat of climate change, nuclear war and the misuse of artificial intelligence.
The Climate Migration Question: Rebuild or Relocate?
29 Jan 2025After a flood destroyed their town, Kentucky residents faced the agonizing choice of whether to stay or to relocate to new communities built on former strip mines.
Chevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers
28 Jan 2025The oil company plans to build natural gas power plants that will be directly connected to data centers used by technology companies for artificial intelligence and other services.
Could Trump Use the ‘God Squad’ to Override Environmental Law?
28 Jan 2025The president wants to convene the rarely used panel, which has the power to carve out exemptions to the Endangered Species Act. Here’s what to know.
Kentucky’s Mountaintop Mines Are Turned Into Neighborhoods
28 Jan 2025As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors to unique higher ground.
A $35 Billion Loan Project, Led by World Bank, Aims to Expand Electricity in Africa
27 Jan 2025Some $35 billion is aimed at building small solar sites in rural areas and other improvements. The World Bank chief called the project “foundational to everything.”
Trump Administration Moves Swiftly to Shake Up Top Career Justice Dept. Ranks
27 Jan 2025The early days of the transition have been marked by dismissals and dread.
E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees.
27 Jan 2025States are using higher registration fees for electric cars to make up for declining fuel taxes, but some are punitive, environmentalists say. A federal tax could be coming.
What Kind of Dog Poop Bags Should I Use?
27 Jan 2025Are those green bags that claim to be compostable really better for the environment? We’ve got the scoop.
Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water
27 Jan 2025The president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday.
Here’s What Trump Ordered in First Week, on Immigration, DEI and More
25 Jan 2025Through a flurry of orders, the new president quickly began driving the country in a different direction on many contentious issues.
Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists
26 Jan 2025Top political appointees are already at the E.P.A. preparing to erase the agency’s climate rules and pollution controls. Many of them have tried it before.
In Visit to Pacific Palisades, Trump Praises Firefighters and Blames Democratic Officials
25 Jan 2025After a tour of areas damaged by the California wildfires, the president sparred with local leaders and blamed them for a wide variety of issues affecting the disaster response.
What Is the Future of the Paris Agreement?
24 Jan 2025On President Trump’s first day in office, he pulled out of the Paris Agreement, a pact among nearly all nations to fight climate change. Reporting from Davos, Switzerland, David Gelles, a climate journalist for The New York Times, explains what this decision means for the rest of the world.
Chevron to Increase Output at Huge Oil Field in Kazakhstan
24 Jan 2025The energy giant is spending nearly $50 billion to expand the Tengiz oil field, allowing it to pump one million barrels a day.
As Newsom Plans to Greet Trump, He Faces a Political Test
26 Jan 2025Gov. Gavin Newsom faces what may be his greatest political test and leadership challenge. He planned to greet President Trump upon his arrival in Southern California on Friday.
Trump Said, ‘We Have More Coal Than Anybody.’ See Where We Burn It.
24 Jan 2025There are 206 coal-burning power plants left in the United States, which supply about 16 percent of the country’s energy. Experts say burning more doesn’t make financial sense.
Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?
24 Jan 2025Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too great.
The Dissonance of Climate Promises at Davos
23 Jan 2025C.E.O.s, policymakers and billionaires at the World Economic Forum’s conference have long pledged to fight climate change. Has it done any good?
Trump’s Retreat From Clean Energy Puts the U.S. Out of Step With the World
23 Jan 2025Most major economies are investing in ever-cheaper solar and wind power. The United States risks further ceding a global market to China.
Five Ways Trump Made It Suddenly Harder to Face Climate Risks
22 Jan 2025From national security to home insurance, the president has quickly changed America’s climate adaptation policies in important ways.
Trump's Energy and Border Emergencies Advance His Own Interests
22 Jan 2025Mr. Trump had the authority to declare two emergencies. But they also happened to advance his favorite targets: more fossil fuels and less immigration.
South Carolina Utility Wants to Sell Unfinished Nuclear Power Site
22 Jan 2025The utility, Santee Cooper, is trying to sell two nuclear reactors that it abandoned in 2017 as tech companies seek new sources of electricity for data centers.
Cameron Hamilton to Be Temporary Head of FEMA
22 Jan 2025Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.
Denali or Mt. McKinley? Alaska Lawmakers Weigh In on Trump’s Renaming Plan.
23 Jan 2025The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
Two Industry Executives Join E.P.A. to Help Oversee Chemical Rules
22 Jan 2025Nancy Beck and Lynn Ann Dekleva worked in the first Trump administration, where they fought chemical restrictions.
Trump Wants to Unleash Energy, as Long as It’s Not Wind or Solar
22 Jan 2025Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.
Why Is It So Cold in the South If the Planet Is Warming? Here’s What We Know.
23 Jan 2025A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of climate change.
Leaders at Davos Economic Forum Vow to ‘Stay the Course’ on Climate Action
21 Jan 2025Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.
Wind Power in U.S. Faces Hit From Trump’s Executive Order
21 Jan 2025In a sweeping order, President Trump halted federal approvals for new wind farms, in a move that could affect projects on land and in the ocean.
3 of the Most Important Trump Executive Orders on Climate
21 Jan 2025President Trump’s wave of executive orders yesterday sent an undeniable signal to the world about the United States’ role in fighting climate change.
Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback
21 Jan 2025Automakers and even some Republicans may fight to preserve funds, and environmental activists will likely sue, but some experts said that some changes may not survive legal challenges.
What Trump Did on Day 1: Tracking His Biggest Moves
21 Jan 2025President Trump made major policy moves immediately after taking office, withdrawing from major international agreements, promising steep tariffs and pardoning nearly all of the Jan. 6 rioters.
Mother Chimp and Daughter Share a Special Sign
21 Jan 2025Humans are known to invent private hand gestures. Chimps in the wild do, too, a new study suggests.
Book Review: ‘Dark Laboratory,’ by Tao Leigh Goffe
21 Jan 2025In “Dark Laboratory,” Tao Leigh Goffe traces the origins of global environmental collapse to the explorer’s conquest of the Caribbean.
Trump Signs Orders to Promote Fossil Fuels and End Climate Policies
21 Jan 2025The president said he’d declare an energy emergency, increase drilling and end support for electric cars. His pivot to oil and gas follows the hottest year in recorded history.