Greta Thunberg to Attend New York Climate Talks. She’ll Take a Sailboat.
The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist will cross the Atlantic in an open-cockpit racing yacht to attend a United Nations summit meeting on global warming.
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CreditPatrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg Automakers, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule, Strike a Deal With California
Four of the world’s largest automakers, including the Ford Motor Company, have struck a deal with California to reduce tailpipe pollution.
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CreditHector Retamal/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Moody’s Buys Climate Data Firm, Signaling New Scrutiny of Climate Risks
The bond-rating agency's purchase of Four Twenty Seven suggests that governments and companies that ignore climate threats could be penalized.
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CreditMark Makela for The New York Times Ethics Office Examines Allegations That Interior Dept. Officials Violated Transparency Laws
The department’s internal ethics watchdog is examining whether top Trump appointees violated open-record laws by withholding or delaying the release of public files.
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CreditBryan Thomas for The New York Times ‘Toxic Stew’ Stirred Up by Disasters Poses Long-Term Danger, New Findings Show
Wildfires and hurricanes are pushing chemicals into the environment, with health effects that scientists are just beginning to understand.
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CreditBen C. Solomon/The New York Times Melting Greenland Is Awash in Sand
As the changing climate melts Greenland's ice sheet, the runoff is filling its fjords with immense amounts of sand. Will the world want to buy some?
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Credit 83 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump
A comprehensive list of environmental policies the Trump administration has targeted, often in an effort to ease burdens on the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses.
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CreditCari Vander Yacht Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered
How to shop, cook and eat in a warming world.
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CreditJon Han Climate Change Is Complex. We’ve Got Answers to Your Questions.
We know. Global warming is daunting. So here’s a place to start: 17 often-asked questions with some straightforward answers.
