NYTimes - Environment
Brazil’s Vote Is a Victory for the Amazon, Environmentalists Say
Mon, 10/26/2026 - 16:13
The re-election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to lead to continued rainforest protections. His opponent wanted to make it easier to clear land.
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Shiny Glass Skyscrapers Are a Hot Thing. Literally.
Mon, 10/26/2026 - 07:58
They’re transforming cities with million-dollar views and a message of modernity. But climate change makes cooling them tricky and costly.
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How Trump Rolled Back Limits on Toxic Air Pollution
Sun, 10/25/2026 - 17:44
Our investigative reporter Eric Lipton explains how corporate interests took power inside the Environmental Protection Agency, and then helped President Trump undo regulations meant to protect millions of Americans from toxic air pollution.
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How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass
Sat, 10/24/2026 - 19:12
The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.
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5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Trump’s Waivers for Polluters
Sat, 10/24/2026 - 06:50
Chemical plants and other industrial facilities had been required to curb their toxic emissions. A New York Times investigation shows how they got out of it.
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Free Passes for Polluters
Sat, 10/24/2026 - 06:14
A New York Times investigation shows how President Trump allowed companies to skirt rules designed to limit toxic pollution.
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Why Anger About Data Centers and Energy Prices May Not Swing Votes
Fri, 10/23/2026 - 10:00
In Ohio, many voters say their frustration about the increase in electricity and fuel prices and the growth of data centers won’t influence whom they vote for.
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Heat Waves Killed an Estimated 50,000 in European Cities, a Likely Record
Thu, 10/22/2026 - 17:01
This summer’s heat was the continent’s deadliest by far this century, according to new peer-reviewed estimates.
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Losing Ground in the Climate Fight
Thu, 10/22/2026 - 14:14
From Brazil to the North Sea, economic interests have been edging out climate priorities this week.
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Trump Ties Disaster Aid to Votes as Midterm Fight Heats Up
Thu, 10/22/2026 - 11:33
President Trump and Vice President JD Vance have dangled FEMA money to disaster-struck states during recent campaign rallies.
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The Overlapping Plagues Quietly Devastating American Forests
Thu, 10/22/2026 - 07:39
Trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.
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I.U.C.N. Red List Classifies Most Shallow Coral Reefs as Critically Endangered
Thu, 10/22/2026 - 06:00
If climate change continues apace, 96 percent of shallow coral reef ecosystems may collapse within 50 years, including in Australia’s Great Barrier reef.
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Google Eyes Large ‘Virtual Power Plant’ for Data Centers
Thu, 10/22/2026 - 05:30
The tech giant is funding one of the nation’s largest “virtual power plants,” which would pay homes and businesses to adjust their energy use when grids are strained.
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U.K. Approves Long-Stalled Jackdaw Gas Drilling Project in the North Sea
Wed, 10/21/2026 - 09:10
The project will lessen the country’s dependence on imported energy, though environmental advocates say it undercuts a pledge to reduce carbon emissions.
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Emissions Gap Report Identifies U.S. as Outlier Among G20 Nations
Tue, 10/20/2026 - 23:00
The scientific report, identifies the United States as an outlier among the nations responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Britain Is Said to Approve New Gas Drilling in the North Sea
Tue, 10/20/2026 - 14:44
Jackdaw, a natural gas field off the coast of Scotland, would be the first new gas extraction project in the North Sea since a government moratorium in 2024.
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Overlapping Plagues Are Killing American Forests
Tue, 10/20/2026 - 12:56
Threats hiding in plain sight could upend forests far and wide.
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Book Review: ‘Bogland,’ by Merritt R. Turetsky
Tue, 10/20/2026 - 05:09
In “Bogland,” Merritt R. Turetsky argues for the importance of that least glamorous of terrains, the bog.
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The Image of the Great Flood That Stuck With Me: Caskets Floating Away
Mon, 10/19/2026 - 12:04
Covering a flood powerful enough to disrupt the dead.
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Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life
Mon, 10/19/2026 - 11:09
The dire projections come from the state’s Climate Change Assessment, which analyzes the impacts of changing weather patterns on the nation’s most-populous state.
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