Enviro.News
These Cities Aren’t Banning Meat. They Just Want You to Eat More Plants.
NYTimes - Environment -
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 10:52
Meat and dairy production are linked to emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
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3-D Data of Alcatraz Island Is Captured by Experts for Map
NYTimes - Environment -
Wed, 02/28/2024 - 04:00
The former prison known as the Rock faces seismic activity, climate change and general deterioration. A wondrous new map could help save it.
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In Chicago, It’s Summer in February
NYTimes - Environment -
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 19:46
An unseasonably warm winter peaked on Tuesday with melting ice rinks and 70-degree weather. Temperatures will plummet from there, but even so, this winter without winter has left some people rattled.
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A Doctor’s Lifelong Quest to Solve One of Pediatric Medicine’s Greatest Mysteries
NYTimes - Environment -
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 17:20
For 40 years, Dr. Jane Burns has been working to find the cause of Kawasaki disease, an illness that can lead to aneurysms and heart attacks. Her work has brought together a most unlikely team.
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Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures
NYTimes - Environment -
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 14:40
“It’s like an omen of the future.”
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North Carolina ‘Forever Chemical’ Plant Violates Human Rights, U.N. Panel Says
NYTimes - Environment -
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 13:56
The allegations of human rights violations linked to pollution from the factory broadens a yearslong battle over the site and over the chemicals known as PFAS.
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Why Is Mercury Stubbornly High in Tuna? Researchers Might Have an Answer.
NYTimes - Environment -
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 11:54
Old accumulations of the toxic metal in the deep sea are circulating into shallower waters where the fish feed, new research found.
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Can You Recycle Medical Devices Like Insulin Pens, Inhalers and Covid Tests?
NYTimes - Environment -
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 22:33
Inhalers, EpiPens, home tests for flu or Covid, mouth guards. They accumulate in our homes, and recycling methods and advice can be tricky to pin down.
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Can-Am Crown Sled Dog Race: Lack of Snow Forces Cancellation
NYTimes - Environment -
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 20:13
The decision to call off the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race for the first time since its inception three decades ago was a matter of safety, organizers said.
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Your Inhalers and EpiPens Aren't Very Healthy for the Environment
NYTimes - Environment -
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:10
For eco-conscious consumers of personal medical devices, recycling options are limited. Some companies are trying to change that.
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I Spent a Week Rescuing Food From the Trash. Here’s What I Ate.
NYTimes - Environment -
Mon, 02/26/2024 - 10:10
A climate-conscious reporter tried an app that connects eaters and surplus restaurant food. She got bargains, no booze and some pleasant surprises.
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Flaco’s Crash Might Have Been More Than Bad Luck. Here’s What We Know.
NYTimes - Environment -
Sat, 02/24/2024 - 19:47
Buildings are a huge danger for birds. They also face other risks, including poisoning that can cloud their brains.
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Farmers Clash With Police and Macron at Paris Agricultural Fair
NYTimes - Environment -
Sat, 02/24/2024 - 07:25
At the annual show where the French countryside comes to the capital, President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to calm a monthlong confrontation were met with anger.
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Biden to End an Unpopular Fuel Ban in Eight Farm States
NYTimes - Environment -
Fri, 02/23/2024 - 15:04
The administration will scrap summertime restrictions on gas blended with ethanol, which is made from corn.
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Why Oil Stocks Aren’t That Hot
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 15:29
We explore some of the patterns investors track to help understand what they show.
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Disasters Forced 2.5 Million Americans From Their Homes Last Year
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 11:28
Many of those displaced also reported food shortages and predatory scams, according to new data from the Census Bureau.
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Climate Change Is Driving Animal Sanctuaries To Relocate
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 10:27
A growing number of animal refuges are being forced to move in the face of extreme rainfall, droughts and hurricanes caused by the planet’s warming.
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Here’s Where the Inflation Reduction Act Is Working, and Where It’s Falling Short
NYTimes - Environment -
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 05:17
Electric vehicles are booming as expected, a new analysis found, but renewable power isn’t growing as quickly as hoped.
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Climate Change Didn’t Worsen Chile’s Wildfires This Month, Researchers Say
NYTimes - Environment -
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 23:01
A rapid analysis didn’t find the fingerprints of global warming on the February blazes, but risks are still rising overall as the planet heats.
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Supreme Court Seems Ready to Block a Biden Plan on Air Pollution
NYTimes - Environment -
Wed, 02/21/2024 - 15:06
Several conservative justices were skeptical of the administration’s “good neighbor” rule on cross-state pollution, meant to protect downwind states from harmful emissions.
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