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Searching for Shade When It’s 125 Degrees

NYTimes - Environment - 4 hours 17 min ago
Every season brings a new struggle for people in Dadu District, Pakistan, an area prone to sandstorms, drought and flooding.
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Arizona, Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water

NYTimes - Environment - Sat, 06/06/2026 - 14:34
A decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages.
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Laboring Under Delhi’s Harsh Heat, Workers Must Choose Health or Wages

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 06/05/2026 - 22:01
Severe heat waves have been hitting India since April, forcing many of the country’s essential workers to make tough decisions.
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ANWR Oil Draws Few Bids, Despite Trump’s Push for ‘Liquid Gold’

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 06/05/2026 - 16:52
An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.
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U.S. Forest Service to Open Millions of Acres to Off-Road Vehicles

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 06/05/2026 - 11:28
The forthcoming order echoes President Trump’s decision to repeal executive orders that have protected other public lands from vehicles for decades.
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Trump Announces $700 Million in Funds Meant to Boost Coal Industry

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 06/04/2026 - 14:56
The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.
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How One Company Plans to Mine the Bottom of the Sea

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 06/04/2026 - 14:30
A look at the quest to mine the bottom of the ocean for valuable minerals, the connection between light pollution and allergies and more climate news.
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Urban Light Pollution Might Be Worsening Allergies

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 06/04/2026 - 14:12
Light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new research.
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E.U. Steps Up Ocean Monitoring as Trump Administration Backs Away

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 06/03/2026 - 16:01
Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.”
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Unusual Greenpeace Lawsuit May Proceed, Dutch Court Says

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 06/03/2026 - 14:03
Greenpeace International is arguing under Dutch law that an American pipeline company, Energy Transfer, sought to silence it with a costly lawsuit in North Dakota.
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Trump Administration to Dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 06/03/2026 - 10:31
The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.
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Democrats Pledge to Fight Trump’s Termination of Ocean Monitoring Observatories

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 18:44
The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change.
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The Iran War Has Led to Months of Global Shortages

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 13:51
Three months after the Strait of Hormuz was first closed, many countries are experiencing shortages of key goods.
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New York Sues Trump Administration Over TotalEnergies Wind Farm

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 13:33
The lawsuit argues that it is illegal to pay the French energy giant TotalEnergies $795 million to cancel a planned wind farm off New York.
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S.E.C. Proposes to Kill Climate Change Disclosure Rule

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 06/02/2026 - 09:33
The regulation would have required all publicly traded companies to disclose whether they faced significant risks from climate change and its effects.
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I.R.A. Rebates for Appliance Swaps Could Be Phased Out

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 15:33
New guidance from the Energy Department would prevent people from receiving rebates after making such swaps.
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2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 12:28
Severe, hard-to-control blazes in densely populated areas like Los Angeles drove the year’s record losses.
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U.S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 01:05
Companies say it’s a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel. But the plan has also faced criticism from nonproliferation experts.
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As Climate Change Extends Europe’s Heat Season, Schools Bake

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 05/29/2026 - 22:00
Classrooms can be particularly vulnerable amid climate change, as the hottest times of the year increasingly overlap with the academic calendar.
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Trump Lifts Restrictions on Off-Road Vehicles on Public Lands

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 05/29/2026 - 18:11
The president rescinded two executive orders that led to prohibitions on the use of the vehicles in most national parks.
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