Environmental news from mainstream news sources Reuters, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press USA Today and BBC America.
- How Abrupt U-Turns Are Defining U.S. Environmental Regulations The polarization of politics means that rules are imposed, gutted and restored with each election. Experts say that’s bad for the economy.
- Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again REC Silicon says it will soon start shipping polysilicon, which has come mostly from China, reviving a Washington State factory that shut down in 2019.
- Voyager-1 sends readable data again from deep spaceNasa says its most distant probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth.
- Voyager-1 sends readable data again from deep spaceNasa says its most distant probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth.
- Dismissed Trump Jurors Describe Intense Days in a Glaring SpotlightTwo prospective jurors who were excused contacted The New York Times to describe their experience in the fraught environment of an unprecedented trial.
- Don’t let politics stand in the way of good environmental policyPlus, Post readers on visiting D.C., the climate and abortion.
- RFK Jr.’s former environmental colleagues call on him to drop out
- R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential BidNearly 50 leaders and activists who worked with Mr. Kennedy at an environmental nonprofit group will run ads calling on him to “Honor our planet, drop out.”
- Biden Seeking to Appeal to Key Constituencies With Targeted PoliciesThe president’s campaign has featured initiatives aimed at young people, union workers and environmentalists, but it is not clear that they will be sufficient to rekindle support in those groups.
- Are ‘Forever Chemicals’ a Forever Problem?The Environmental Protection Agency says “forever chemicals” must be removed from tap water. But they lurk in much more of what we eat, drink and use.
- Nasa: 'New plan needed to return rocks from Mars'The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study.
- World's coral turns white from deadly ocean heatOcean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence of the impacts on sea life.
- World's coral turns white from deadly ocean heatOcean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence of the impacts on sea life.
- What Are Heat Pumps, and How Do They Work?The highly efficient devices are the darlings of the environmental movement. Here’s why.
- What to Know About the Rate Increases for Drilling on Public LandsThe fossil fuel industry says higher rates will harm the economy. The administration says they will pay for the environmental costs of drilling and mining.
- Environmental Protection Agency Limits Pollution From Chemical PlantsThe new regulation is aimed at reducing the risk of cancer for people who live close to plants emitting toxic chemicals.
- Parents face jail for son's deadly school shootingMichigan pair face 15 years after being held responsible for son's attack in 2021 that killed four.
- At White House, Japanese prime minister will trumpet strength of U.S. allianceFumio Kishida told The Post his visit would underline the importance and strength of the U.S.-Japan relationship in an increasingly fragile security environment.
- The Geopolitics of a Czech-Polish Potato Salad CompetitionIn the midst of a political and environmental dispute between the Czech Republic and Poland over a coal mine, a potato salad contest is held in a small border town.
- Total solar eclipse brings darkness to millions as it sweeps North AmericaTens of millions watch the phenomenon across a broad swathe of Mexico, the US and Canada.
- Environmentalism could stop the clean-energy transitionThe race to build clean-energy infrastructure is getting caught up in environmental regulations.
- There’s an Explosion of Plastic Waste. Big Companies Say ‘We’ve Got This.’Big brands like Procter & Gamble and Nestlé say a new generation of plants will help them meet environmental goals, but the technology is struggling to deliver.
- Ye Is Sued for Hostile Work Environment at Donda Academy and YeezyA former employee sued the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, claiming a hostile work environment at Yeezy, his fashion brand, and Donda Academy, his private school.
- Richard Serra, Who Recast Sculpture on a Massive Scale, Dies at 85His tilted walls of rusting steel, monumental blocks and other immense and inscrutable forms created environments that had to be walked through, or around, to be fully experienced.
- Utility-Caused Wildfires Are Becoming a National ProblemClimate 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.
- Solar eclipse spectacle set to grip North America againHow lucky is that? The US will witness its second total solar eclipse in seven years on 8 April.
- Solar eclipse spectacle set to grip North America againHow lucky is that? The US will witness its second total solar eclipse in seven years on 8 April.
- Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil findThe fossil's bug-eyed appearance reminded researchers of the famous Muppet.
- Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil findThe fossil's bug-eyed appearance reminded researchers of the famous Muppet.
- Scientists depend on these for research. Let’s preserve them.Universities are closing their herbariums to save money, but they could be foreclosing our future.
- SpaceX launches its mammoth Starship rocketThe most powerful rocket system ever built lifted off from its base in southeast Texas.
- SpaceX launches its mammoth Starship rocketThe most powerful rocket system ever built lifted off from its base in southeast Texas.
- Coming Soon to Manhattan, a Brand-New Tiny ForestPocket-size forests filled with native plants have been embraced worldwide for their environmental benefits. Now one is planned for New York City.
- Here Are the Bidens’ Guests at the State of the UnionThe sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school shooting is set to attend the speech, along with the head of the U.A.W. and business owners focused on the environment.
- New US-Russian crew heads to space stationThe three men and one woman will conduct scientific experiments, including a study of degenerative diseases.
- New US-Russian crew heads to space stationThe three men and one woman will conduct scientific experiments, including a study of degenerative diseases.
- What We Can Learn From Flaco, the Wild Owl in the Urban UnwildAs human populations grow and the built environment expands, protecting the creatures who share our ecosystems will become more difficult and crucial.
- How RFK Jr. hiring a bird smuggler threw his environmental group into turmoilA close examination of Robert F. Kennedy’s early years as a lawyer in the Hudson Valley reveals that he was causing controversy long before he trained his sights on vaccines.
- Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped legThe Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth
- China Expands Scope of ‘State Secrets’ Law in Security PushThe legal change, which could further limit access to information, is part of an increasingly hostile environment facing foreign businesses in the country.
- Your Inhalers and EpiPens Aren't Very Healthy for the EnvironmentFor eco-conscious consumers of personal medical devices, recycling options are limited. Some companies are trying to change that.
- Odysseus Moon lander 'tipped over on touchdown'The history-making robot likely caught its foot on contact with the lunar surface and fell sideways.
- At BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard, Millions of Investors Are Getting a VoiceBlackRock, State Street and Vanguard have opened up voting on environmental, social and management issues. It’s not true shareholder democracy, but it’s progress.
- ‘We are transmitting’: US Moon mission touches downAn American company becomes the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon.
- ‘We are transmitting’: US Moon mission touches downAn American company becomes the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon.
- American company makes historic Moon landingIntuitive Machines completes the first ever lunar touchdown by a privately built spacecraft.
- US spacecraft completes Moon landing missionThe Odysseus has successfully touched down near the Moon's South Pole, after a nervy search for its signal.
- What’s behind Wall Street’s flip-flop on climate?Political and legal risks are mounting for banks and asset managers.
- Investor climate activism isn’t working. Here’s what would.Investor activism has a poor track record swaying companies to cut CO2 emissions. Here’s where environmentalists’ energy should be focused.
- Let Tesla Expand? Three German Teens Have a Few Thoughts.The U.S. automaker’s plan to enlarge its operations outside Berlin has divided local residents. Some worry about the environmental costs; others see job prospects.
- Biden visits site of the train derailment that became a culture battlePresident Biden visited East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after a train derailment caused an environmental disaster and launched a culture-war battle.
- Biden Set to Visit East Palestine, a Year After Fiery Train DerailmentThe president visited the Ohio town over a year after a devastating train derailment. He faced a divided community anxious over the long-term health consequences of an environmental disaster.
- To Save San Francisco, a Democrat Wants to Scrap Environmental ReviewsState Senator Scott Wiener hopes to spur redevelopment in the struggling downtown core by eliminating a major environmental hurdle.
- SpaceX blasts private company's lunar lander into orbitIntuitive Machines, a private Houston-based company, launches its first lunar lander from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- Welcome to ‘Dalifornia,’ an Oasis for China’s Drifters and DreamersYoung Chinese are flocking to the picturesque mountain town of Dali to escape the cutthroat competition and suffocating political environment of the country’s megacities.
- Bank of America Reverses Its Pledge Not to Finance Fossil FuelsThe changes come as Republican lawmakers step up efforts to punish businesses that consider climate change and the environment in their operations.
- Pollution Is Driving Black Americans to the South. It May Not Be Any Better.Pollution is contributing to Black Americans’ decision to move South, in a trend that is as worrying as it is moving.
- The best way to prevent long covid is to not get covidThere is much that can reduce the infection rate, but those strategies all involve environmental controls or non-pharmaceutical interventions.
- Protesters at the Louvre Hurl Soup at the Mona LisaTwo women from an environmental group threw pumpkin-colored soup at the artwork, which is behind bulletproof glass at the Louvre and did not appear to sustain damage.
