ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
E.P.A. to Announce Phase-Down of Powerful Greenhouse Gases
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday will take its first significant step to curb climate change, an agency...
Read moreSenate Passes $35 Billion Water Bill, but Bigger Infrastructure Fights Loom
It remains unclear whether Democrats will agree to winnowing down the scope of the economic platform or plans to pay...
Read moreTesla’s Latest Solar Stumble: Big Price Increases
On an October evening five years ago, Elon Musk used a former set for “Desperate Housewives” to show off Tesla’s...
Read moreSenate Reinstates Obama-Era Controls on Climate-Warming Methane
“More regulations are not the answer,” said Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy Committee....
Read morePeople of Color Breathe More Hazardous Air. The Sources Are Everywhere.
These findings were consistent with the experiences of communities on the ground, said Robert D. Bullard, a professor at Texas...
Read moreHalting the Vast Release of Methane Is Critical for Climate, U.N. Says
A landmark United Nations report is expected to declare that reducing emissions of methane, the main component of natural gas,...
Read moreU.S. Is Under Pressure to Release Vaccine Supplies as India Faces Deadly Surge
Biden administration officials are coming under increasing pressure to lift restrictions on exports of supplies that vaccine makers in India...
Read moreBiden’s Climate Summit Sets Up a Bigger Test of American Power
Now comes the hard part.President Biden’s summit meeting on climate change ended on Friday with the United States promising to...
Read moreClimate Change Could Cut World Economy by $23 Trillion in 2050, Insurance Giant Warns
WASHINGTON — Rising temperatures are likely to reduce global wealth significantly by 2050, as crop yields fall, disease spreads and...
Read moreBiden, Calling for Action, Commits U.S. to Halving Its Climate Emissions
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday moved to put four years of official climate denial behind the United States, declaring...
Read moreBiden Wants to Slash Emissions. Success Would Mean a Very Different America.
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s new pledge to slash America’s greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decade is long on ambition...
Read moreBritain, Norway and the United States join forces with businesses to protect tropical forests.
Britain, Norway and the United States said Thursday they would join forces with some of the world’s biggest companies in...
Read moreAn E.V. Start-Up Backed by UPS Does Away With the Assembly Line
“This is about getting the best, optimal delivery vehicle for us,” Mr. Wake said.Globally, UPS operates a fleet of about...
Read moreBiden Will Pledge to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Nearly in Half
WASHINGTON — President Biden will announce Thursday that the United States intends to cut planet-warming emissions nearly in half by...
Read moreBiden Is Pushing a Climate Agenda. Gina McCarthy Has to Make It Stick.
WASHINGTON — Gina McCarthy worked six or seven days a week, 12 to 14 hours a day, to produce America’s...
Read moreCoal Is Set to Roar Back, and So Are Its Climate Risks
The pandemic abruptly slowed the global march of coal. But demand for the world’s dirtiest fuel is forecast to soar...
Read moreAmid Biden Climate Push, a Question Looms: Is America’s Word Good?
Mr. Blinken said the United States would “lead by example” by investing heavily in clean energy. And he added a...
Read moreThere’s a Booming Business in America’s Forests. Some Aren’t Happy About It.
Pellet makers source wood from thousands of landowners, who are often eager to earn revenue to offset land taxes. Enviva...
Read moreIn Coinbase’s Rise, a Reminder: Cryptocurrencies Use Lots of Energy
The stock market debut of Coinbase, a start-up that allows people to buy and sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, is a...
Read moreBiden Wants Leaders to Make Climate Commitments for Earth Day
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is nearing agreements with Japan, Korea and Canada to bolster carbon emission reduction targets in...
Read moreExecutives Call for Deep Emission Cuts to Combat Climate Change
WASHINGTON — More than 300 businesses, including Google, McDonalds and Walmart, are pushing the Biden administration to nearly double the...
Read moreNFTs Are Selling for Millions.Are They Warming the Planet, Too?
“It’s really a big boom and the prices have been going crazy. But it can’t continue like this,” Mr. Lemercier...
Read moreSaudi Aramco sells oil pipeline stake for $12.4 billion
Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, has reached a deal to raise $12.4 billion from the sale...
Read moreGreta Thunberg Says She’ll Skip U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist, said she would not attend the next international climate talks unless everyone can be...
Read moreSharon Matola, Who Opened a Zoo in the Jungle of Belize, Dies at 66
Sharon Matola’s life changed in the summer of 1981, when she got a call from a British filmmaker named Richard...
Read moreHow Debt and Climate Change Pose ‘Systemic Risk’ to World Economy
How does a country deal with climate disasters when it’s drowning in debt? Not very well, it turns out....
Read moreFlorida Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds
They are ponds the size of city blocks: Wastewater pits that hold the hazardous byproducts of coal. Lagoons brimming with...
Read morePG&E Charged With Crimes in 2019 California Wildfire
Pacific Gas & Electric, the troubled utility that has started some of California’s most destructive wildfires, faces new criminal charges,...
Read moreFlorida’s Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds
They are ponds the size of city blocks: Wastewater pits that hold the hazardous byproducts of coal. Lagoons brimming with...
Read moreTest Flight for Sunlight-Blocking Research Is Canceled
A test flight for researching ways to cool Earth by blocking sunlight will not take place as planned in Sweden...
Read moreTropical Forest Destruction Accelerated in 2020
To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.Tropical forests around...
Read moreAmerica Has Long Favored Cars Over Trains and Buses. Can Biden Change That?
If America is dominated by car culture and the call of the open road, there is a big reason for...
Read moreIf You Build It, They Will Bike: Pop-Up Lanes Increased Cycling During Pandemic
Adding bike lanes to urban streets can increase the number of cyclists across an entire city, not just on the...
Read moreBiden’s Big Bet: Tackling Climate Change Will Create Jobs, Not Kill Them
For decades, Democrats have countered opposition to "job-killing" environmental regulation by saying combatting climate change would create well-paying new jobs....
Read moreBiden’s Climate Plan Means Tough Choices: Which Homes Get Saved?
While Mr. Trump was president, that idea continued to gain momentum after a series of devastating hurricanes. Agencies that help...
Read moreBiden Details $2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild Infrastructure and Reshape the Economy
WASHINGTON — President Biden will unveil an infrastructure plan on Wednesday whose $2 trillion price tag would translate into 20,000...
Read moreBiden Administration Announces a Major Offshore Wind Plan
Much of the Biden plan involves harnessing the federal government to help states meet existing targets like those of New...
Read moreBiden’s Lesson From Past Green Stimulus Failures: Go Even Bigger
Wind power more than tripled in the last decade, and now generates nearly 8 percent of the nation’s electricity. Solar...
Read moreThe Biden administration will investigate Trump-era attacks on science.
The Biden administration will investigate Trump-era political interference in science across the government, the first step in what White House...
Read moreDrillers Burned Off Gas at a Staggering Rate as Winter Storm Hit Texas
Many producers in the Permian drill primarily for oil, not natural gas, and therefore simply flare off much of the...
Read moreA Biden Administration Strategy: Send In the Scientists
He would go on to lead development of Goddard Institute Earth System Model, an enormous computer program that can simulate...
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