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Chris Wright Sells Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Vision

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 09/23/2026 - 09:12
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is pitching a future of fossil fuel abundance. It’s not always an easy sell while war drags on and oil prices surge.
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New Study Illuminates Bats’ Murky Origins

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 09/23/2026 - 09:00
The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early.
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Judge Dismisses Unusual Climate Suit Claiming Oil Giants Broke Antitrust Law

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 09/23/2026 - 07:44
The lawsuit, filed by Michigan, claimed oil companies colluded to obstruct solar power and to misrepresent climate risks, making energy costlier.
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Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 09/22/2026 - 21:23
Less than a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed data centers. Now he is confronting concerns about the projects even among fellow Republicans.
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Tropical Sea Turtle Lays Eggs on Southern California Beach

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 09/22/2026 - 19:25
It’s the first time in recorded history that a sea turtle has nested on the West Coast. Scientists say it is the latest sign of warming ocean waters.
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DoorDash Agrees to $131.5 Million Settlement for Shortchanging Workers

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 09/22/2026 - 13:31
The online delivery company agreed to give pay relief to workers and to accept monitoring of its methods after it underpaid — or didn’t pay — 264,000 workers.
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$345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace Should Be Overturned, Lawyers Say

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 09/22/2026 - 12:27
A group of civil-rights and free-speech lawyers accused the judge of bias and “general incompetence.”
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A Departing U.N. Chief’s Dire Warning on Climate Change

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 09/22/2026 - 11:45
As he nears the end of his term as the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres looks back on his efforts to stop climate change.
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The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I.

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 09/22/2026 - 10:33
Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation.
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Talk of the Town

NYTimes - Environment - Tue, 09/22/2026 - 09:24
The conversation about A.I. is at a fever pitch.
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David George Gordon, Apostle for Bugs on the Dinner Plate, Dies at 76

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 09/21/2026 - 18:16
His “The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook” made a case for insects as food, while his boisterous cooking demonstrations brought tarantulas and crickets to TV.
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Judge Allows Transfer of Land in Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX, for Now

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 09/21/2026 - 12:25
The ruling clears a path for a land swap deal that would expand Elon Musk’s Starbase launch site in South Texas.
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Human-Caused Warming Played ‘Very Strong’ Role in Himalayan Floods, Report Finds

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 09/21/2026 - 10:22
Rising temperatures contributed to the disaster by destabilizing the permafrost and ice around the collapsed rock, scientists concluded.
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‘Way Too Hot’: Britain’s Hospitals Were Not Built for 96-Degree Summers

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 09/21/2026 - 05:04
Patients and workers in one of the country’s largest hospitals sweltered in a heat wave last month. Experts say the whole country must urgently adapt.
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The Trump Administration Defangs the Endangered Species Act

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 09/21/2026 - 04:00
A new interpretation of the law would mean that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, would be illegal.
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Let’s Talk Climate

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 09/21/2026 - 03:23
World leaders are mostly silent and President Trump is pushing fossil fuels. We’ll explore the stakes at this week’s Climate Forward event.
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