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What a Search for the Signs of Spring Reveals

NYTimes - Environment - Mon, 03/25/2024 - 04:58
A writer wonders whether the wild things around her are out of sync with the season.
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Germany’s Solar Panel Industry, Once a Leader, Is Getting Squeezed

NYTimes - Environment - Sun, 03/24/2024 - 22:00
Domestic manufacturers are caught between China’s low prices and U.S. protectionist policies, even as demand increases.
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Biden Administration Announces New Tailpipe Rules Aimed to Expand EVs

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 14:19
The regulation would essentially require automakers to sell more electric vehicles and hybrids by gradually tightening limits on tailpipe pollution.
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How the New E.P.A. Rules Affect Toyota and Their Hybrid Cars

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 12:44
The auto giant lobbied hard against tougher pollution rules. This week, the E.P.A.’s new rules proved favorable to hybrid technology, an area that Toyota dominates.
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At CERAWeek, Saudi Aramco C.E.O. Says Energy Transition ‘Visibly Failing’

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 11:52
The comments by a Saudi executive raised questions regarding whose predictions about the future of oil and gas are more likely to be true.
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Utility-Caused Wildfires Are Becoming a National Problem

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 11:35
Climate change is raising the risk of blazes that are started by power lines and other utility equipment in many parts of the U.S. besides California.
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16 States Sue Biden Administration Over Gas Permit Pause

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 08:58
President Biden halted approvals for new exports of liquefied natural gas to study its effect on the climate, national security and the economy. Major oil- and gas-producing states are angry.
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Book Review: ‘On the Move,’ by Abrahm Lustgarten

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 03:02
In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten predicts a massive demographic shift in response to an increasingly unlivable world.
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As the Rio Grande Dries Up, Canoeing Near Big Bend National Park Gets Harder

NYTimes - Environment - Fri, 03/22/2024 - 03:00
Canoeing the Rio Grande near Big Bend National Park can be magical. But as the river dries, it’s getting harder to find where a boat will actually float.
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Inside the Republican Attacks on Electric Vehicles

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 19:35
President Biden’s new rule cutting emissions from vehicle tailpipes has deepened a partisan battle over automotive technology.
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National Plan to Look Into Homeowners Insurers Hits a Hurdle

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 16:10
Roughly two weeks after state regulators said they were collecting details on insurers’ homeowners businesses, key states may opt out, undermining the effort.
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What Does Being a B Corp Mean?

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 14:38
A growing number of travel operators are undergoing the B Corp certification process, which can offer insight into a company’s environmental and social initiatives.
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The Roadblocks to Biden’s Electric Vehicles Plan

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 13:56
E.V.s have become part of the political culture wars
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Why the Panama Canal Didn’t Lose Money When Ship Crossings Fell

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 05:28
A water shortage forced officials to reduce traffic, but higher fees increased revenue.
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Long Before Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops, There Were Hallucinogenic Seeds

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 03:03
A nearly 2,000-year-old stash pouch provides the first evidence of the intentional use of a powerful psychedelic plant in Western Europe during the Roman Era.
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Climate Change Made an Early Heat Wave in West Africa 10 Times as Likely

NYTimes - Environment - Thu, 03/21/2024 - 00:01
Temperatures in the region rose above 40 degrees Celsius in February, with humidity pushing the heat index even higher.
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Can Climate Cafes Help Ease the Anxiety of Planetary Crisis?

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 19:12
The groups, which are springing up across the country, allow people to talk through their emotions around environmental change.
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The Zombies of the U.S. Tax Code: Why Fossil Fuels Subsidies Seem Impossible to Kill

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 13:11
For the fourth year in a row, President Biden is trying to eliminate federal tax breaks for coal, oil and gas companies. But fossil fuel subsidies have proven difficult to stop.
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New Rules Will Still Push Carmakers to Sell More Electric Cars

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 12:01
New Biden administration auto rules are less forceful than an earlier proposal but will still add to market pressure for cheaper electric vehicles.
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What to Know About the Clean Auto Rule: It’s Not a Ban on Gas Cars

NYTimes - Environment - Wed, 03/20/2024 - 10:08
The measure aims to encourage sales of electric vehicles and hybrids. Here’s how it works.
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