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What You Need to Know About Installing Plug-In Solar Panels

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 07/31/2026 - 03:02
You can now buy panels that plug into electrical outlets, but there are some important safety issues to consider when picking and installing a system.
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Was Your Trip to Europe Affected by Heat or Wildfires? Tell Us About It.

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 16:08
Have you had to cancel, reschedule or replan a trip to France, Spain or elsewhere because of raging fires or stifling heat? If so, we want to hear from you.
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Earth’s Warming Primed France and Spain to Burn, Scientists Find

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 16:00
The likelihood of hot, dry weather that helps wildfires spread has increased sharply in Europe in recent decades, according to a new report.
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A City With a Plan

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 13:16
Cincinnati wants to take in people fleeing climate disasters. Plus, the latest on fires in Europe.
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Civilians Battle Wildfire Threatening Bordeaux

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:27
Residents in Bordeaux in southwestern France are doing everything in their power to stop a wildfire that’s been burning for more than a week. The flames are too spread out for professional firefighters to be everywhere, so for now, civilian volunteers are the only thing standing between the fire and a major French city.
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What to Know About the Deadly Wildfires Raging in Western Europe

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 11:41
Hundreds of thousands of people in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate from huge blazes fueled by soaring temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.
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As Wildfires Plague Europe, Scotland Races to Save a Cherished National Park

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 06:49
As Europe’s climate warms, even moorlands and forests in the Cairngorms, in the Scottish Highlands, have fallen victim to rapidly spreading flames.
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How Climate Change and Tariffs Help China Raise More Cattle

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 06:13
As increased rain makes grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that once were deserts, the world’s largest beef importer is becoming more self-reliant by expanding domestic herds.
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Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:02
Hundreds of bases are contaminated with PFAS, which are linked to low birth weight and other risks. Politicians from both parties are demanding explanations.
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How to Watch Two Summer Meteor Showers Peak On the Same Night

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 07/30/2026 - 03:00
The end of July brings the Alpha Capricornids and the Southern Delta Aquarids, both of which will be most active on Thursday night into Friday morning.
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The Summer That Broke Europe

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 07/29/2026 - 22:57
Record heat and wildfires are devastating the continent, and scientists warn the climate crisis is getting worse.
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Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 07/29/2026 - 13:46
In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.
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Wildfires Slow in France and Spain, but Worse May Be Ahead

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 07/29/2026 - 12:38
Firefighters have contained vast wildfires in both countries, but winds are high and temperatures rising. Spain’s prime minister said the next 12 hours would be “decisive.”
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European Wildfires Amplified by Emptying Countryside and Fewer Farms

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 07/29/2026 - 10:18
A warming planet and a shift away from farming have set the stage for larger fires on the continent. “We must learn to coexist with them,” one report said.
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Summer of Heat, Fires and Storms Is a Reckoning for Europe on Climate

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 07/29/2026 - 08:06
The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.
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In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 07/29/2026 - 03:00
The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back.
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How to Predict the Weather in Our Era of Freakish Storms

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 07/28/2026 - 15:55
I didn’t want to have to depend on a weather app to know when the storms are coming.
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Fossil Fuel Executives Cash In

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 07/28/2026 - 13:30
Insiders at leading oil and gas companies have made millions from stocks since the Iran war began.
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Why Restarting a Nuclear Power Plant Can Be Much Harder Than Expected

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 07/28/2026 - 11:20
The first U.S. attempt at reopening a shuttered reactor has been held back by run-down equipment and a lack of planning.
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In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I.

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 07/28/2026 - 10:22
CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild.
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