During President Trump’s second term, the disaster declarations that unlock money are taking longer than in the past. Blue states wait the longest and they hear ‘no’ more often.
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Bill McGlashan served time for trying to buy his son’s way into college during the Varsity Blues scandal. He hopes his new venture will restore his name — and save the planet.
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The Dutch city has outlawed advertising that promotes lifestyles linked to high carbon emissions, which is a driver of climate change. It’s a first for a world capital.
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The agency said staff members who had been let go or placed on administrative leave were now needed to prepare for hurricanes and the World Cup.
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We Asked for Environmental Fixes in Your State. You Sent In Thousands.
Readers submitted more than 3,200 ideas for our 50 States, 50 Fixes series. Before the year ends, we wanted to share just a few more of them.
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A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much.
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
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There’s a Race to Power the Future. China Is Pulling Away.
Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.
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Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing.
Did you know the “recycling” symbol doesn’t mean something is actually recyclable? Play our trashy garbage-sorting game, then read about why this is so tricky.
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A Climate Change Guide for Kids
The future could be bad, or it could be better. You can help decide.
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The World Met to Talk Climate Change. The U.S. Wasn’t Invited.
Dozens of countries met this week to discuss how to end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, a goal that the Trump administration doesn’t share.
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The agency’s prestigious research office is being dismantled by the Trump administration, a plan to dam the Bering Strait and more climate news.
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How the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Upended Climate Policy
The Times unearthed memos that signaled a major shift in the court’s operations, in a decision that critics say was rushed and flawed.
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For Earth Day, a Few Signs of Hope for Our Planet
In a year of grim climate and environment news, we’ve compiled several hopeful signs about our planet’s future.
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The Long-Term Plan to Scrub Carbon From the Sky
Microsoft is pulling back from efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere. But the nascent industry’s proponents say they are thinking in decades, not years.
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How Antarctica turns your world upside down.
Now back on land in New Zealand, Raymond reflects on the two-month expedition in The World newsletter.
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We’re Back on Land in New Zealand
But stay tuned: We’ve still got more to share about this Antarctic expedition, and the next ones scientists are already planning.
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His name is Kim Gwang-heon and he has more than 40 years of seafaring experience.
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An attempt to study Thwaites Glacier from below meets an icy end.
Scientists lost their instruments within Antarctica’s most dangerously unstable glacier, though not before getting a glimpse at the warming waters underneath.
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The charging network is spotty, but it’s a small country.
By Jack Ewing
People in Costa Rica and other Latin American, Asian and African countries are increasingly buying electric vehicles to avoid spiking fuel prices.
By Jack Ewing and Tony Cenicola
The average bill is forecast to rise 8.5 percent. There are simple ways to make sure you’re not overpaying, like getting your air-conditioning checked.
By Ann Carrns
The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous.
By Hiroko Tabuchi
A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest managers. It is one of 57 such facilities being shuttered.
By Eric Niiler and John Stember
The continent, which is warming faster than the global average, saw wildfires, floods and a sub-Arctic heat wave, the European State of the Climate report said.
By Lynsey Chutel
Zap Energy says its ultimate goal is safe, clean energy from fusion. To help get there, it’s starting to build fission reactors.
By Raymond Zhong
The exit of the United Arab Emirates is the most significant in a series of departures from the oil cartel in recent years.
By Ivan Penn and Rebecca F. Elliott
Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean’s apex predator. But the safety of both species is a growing concern.
By Alexa Robles-Gil and Meghan Dhaliwal
Rom Reddy has pushed to protect his beachfront mansion in South Carolina from what he calls “government overreach.” The fight, he said, inspired his political awakening.
By Eduardo Medina
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