NYTimes - Environment

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The agency played an important role in responding to earlier disasters like the 2015 earthquake. But the U.S. and other countries have pulled back, Nepali officials and humanitarian groups say.

The Pentagon has again postponed PFAS cleanups at hundreds of military sites, in some cases up to 19 years, prompting bipartisan anger in Congress.

The state is considering extending the life of its last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, and allowing construction of new reactors to help meet its clean energy goals.

Melting ice is opening a trade route through the Arctic. China has begun the first regular service, part of its polar ambitions.

No company in the United States has ever restarted a reactor that was seemingly closed for good, but there are now three major efforts underway to do so.

In an era of heavy rain, a transit system with 47,000 openings is bound to leak.

A recycling law coming into force now could change fashion.

The electric automaker’s new R2 takes what works from its bigger, costlier brother and adds a host of features with the mass market in mind.

The proposed rule could strip federal protections from most U.S. wetlands, many of which help feed drinking water systems.

If you thought this summer felt a little bit off, you’re not alone.

A private oil company has struck a deal with the Trump administration to develop 17 areas in Venezuela, an effort that experts say will take years and billions of dollars.

Ambitious aims have given way to political anxiety over prices as many states’ 2030 emissions targets appear increasingly out of reach.

But every crisis is an opportunity.

New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.

Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.

Amid record-breaking temperatures on the continent, households and businesses in Italy are increasingly installing cooling units.

A new report ranks the world’s large cities on how well they have adapted to face climate risk.

Marie has caused a frenzy in Southern California this week. Forecasters said it will almost certainly stay far offshore.

The outdoor apparel maker joined environmental and Native American groups in challenging President Trump’s reduction of Bears Ears National Monument.