T/environment

  1. The U.S. Quit Global Climate Talks. Other Nations Are Trying to Fill the Void. Climate, Today

    President Trump refused to send an American delegation to the United Nations climate summit in Turkey.

  2. The Powerful El Niño Hits California With a One-Two Punch of Disasters Climate, Yesterday

    Rising sea levels and violent weather are testing residents in some of the most picturesque cities along the Pacific Coast.

  3. How an Italian Capital of Design Is Coping with Climate Change Arts, Yesterday

    Some of Milan’s best creative minds are working on solutions to floods, drought and 100-degree days.

  4. How California Childhood Memories Shape My Climate Reporting Today Insider, Yesterday

    David Gelles, who covers a warming world for The New York Times, recalls natural disasters of his youth as he seeks to make sense of a powerful El Niño.

  5. Turkey Promotes Itself as a Climate Champion. Not Everyone Agrees. Foreign, Yesterday

    Critics say some of the country’s environmental policies run counter to the image it is offering as host of a United Nations climate summit.

  6. War With Iran Poised to Cause Dip in Pollution Climate, Yesterday

    It’s the first drop in planet-warming pollution since the pandemic in 2020. But researchers cautioned that the decline could be short-lived.

  7. Senate Takes First Step on Far-Reaching Plan to Speed Energy Permits Climate, November 9

    The sprawling bill, which has divided Democrats, would overhaul major environmental laws to streamline the permitting process.

  8. With Temperatures High and Hopes Low, U.N. Climate Summit Opens in Turkey Climate, November 8

    War, artificial intelligence and the Trump era have overshadowed climate change. But officials from nearly every nation are meeting to confront global warming.

  9. What to Know About COP31 Climate Talks in Turkey Climate, November 8

    Negotiators and leaders are gathering for annual United Nations climate talks. They come as global temperatures are set to breach a key threshold.

  10. Smoggy Air In New Delhi Spurs Holiday To Go Green Foreign, November 8

    India’s top court decreed that only more environmentally friendly fireworks could be set off this weekend, citing air quality concerns. But environmental activists call it a “green wash.”

  11. Lonnie Thompson Has Died. He Dodged Avalanches to Preserve Climate History. Obits, November 6

    His observations helped establish shriveling mountain glaciers as an unmistakable consequence of human-caused warming. He was 78.

  12. A Super El Niño Is Here. What Does It Mean for Skiing? Travel, November 6

    The climate event is predicted to alter snowfall patterns across the U.S. and Canada. Experts are starting to see how it might play out across ski country.

  13. Her Business Flooded. So She Took to the Streets, With a Broom. Metro, November 6

    Valeen Bhat warns that fall foliage, though picturesque, can prove dangerous when it clogs storm drains. She is spreading the gospel of clearing leaves.

  14. Environmental Ballot Wins Climate, November 5

    Voters around the country approved measures on conservation, water and data centers on Tuesday.

  15. Under Patagonian Spires: Where Pumas, Sheep Herding and Fine Dining Collide Travel, November 4

    Estancia Cerro Guido, a Chilean ranch that swapped puma bounties for conservation tours, offers travelers luxury experiences on the edge of the wilderness.

  16. The Election Day Edition Climate, November 3

  17. Why Southwestern Floods Won’t Solve a Water Crisis Climate, November 3

  18. William Nordhaus Dies; Nobel Winner Influenced Climate Policy. Obits, November 2

  19. He Pioneered a Groundbreaking Idea and Was Met With Corporate Wrath Climate, November 2

  20. He Wants to Be One With Nature. But He Can’t Quit Instagram. Metro, November 2

  21. New York City, Before the Pavement Metro, November 1

  22. Global Talks on Nature End With Persistent Gaps on Action and Funding Climate, October 31

  23. Housing Issues Are on the Ballot. Here’s What to Know. Real Estate, October 30

  24. The Perils of Glittering Skylines Foreign, October 29

  25. Crisp Weather? Racing Luxury Is Fleeting Fast. Climate, October 29

  26. A New Kind of Battery Is Taking Off. This One Stores Blistering Heat. Climate, October 29

  27. Trump Loosens Rules to Curb Leaking Methane Climate, October 27

  28. Canada’s Climate Policies Go on Trial Climate, October 27

  29. Brazil’s Vote Is a Victory for the Amazon, Environmentalists Say Climate, October 26

  30. Shiny Glass Skyscrapers Are a Hot Thing. Literally. Climate, October 26

  31. This Is Bigger Than Brazil Op Ed, October 26

  32. 5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Trump’s Waivers for Polluters Washington, October 24

  33. How Trump Rolled Back Limits on Toxic Air Pollution Video, October 24

    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.

  34. Summer Heat Killed an Estimated 50,000 in Europe, Study Finds Climate, October 22

  35. The Toddler Playing in the Radioactive Backyard Metro, October 22

  36. Nearly All of the World’s Shallow Coral Reefs Are Now Critically Endangered Climate, October 22

  37. Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction Washington, October 21

  38. Britain Calls Revival of North Sea Gas Project ‘Pragmatic’ Business, October 21

  39. U.S. Is an Outlier Among Rich Nations in Slowing Climate Progress, U.N. Data Says Climate, October 21

  40. Britain Is Said to Approve New Gas Drilling in the North Sea Business, October 20

  41. Heat, Floods and Fires: California Climate Report Warns of Upheaval National, October 19

  42. The Overlapping Plagues Quietly Devastating American Forests Climate, October 19

  43. Planet Earth and Brazil’s Election Foreign, October 18

  44. Violent Protests Resurface in Albania: What to Know Foreign, October 17

  45. Glaciers Across the Himalayas Are Collapsing. This Is What We Must Do. Op Ed, October 16

  46. Nations Aim To Fix Lag In Protection For Nature Climate, October 16

  47. Mist-Shrouded Realms of Magic: The Mystery, and Science, of Bogs Book Review, October 16

  48. Chaotic Weather Ravages India’s, And the World’s, Sugar Industry Foreign, October 16

  49. Embrace Sprawl for the Sake of Housing? Californians Will Decide. Business, October 15

  50. What Does a Fire Risk Score Actually Tell You? Climate, October 15

  51. Successful Pact In Climate Fight Offers a Model Climate, October 15

  52. Protests in Albania Turn Violent as Calls Grow for Leader’s Resignation Foreign, October 15

  53. Touched Up: To Heal Sick Corals, Mix In Some Healthy Ones Climate, October 14

  54. The Private Eye Alleged to Hack Climate Efforts Climate, October 14

  55. Cruise’s Big Flop Is a Secret Masterpiece Op Ed, October 14

  56. President Obama’s Climate Legacy Climate, October 13

  57. Climate and ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’ Dining, October 13

  58. War Widens Wealth Gap, I.M.F. Warns Business, October 13

  59. U.S. and E.U. Reject a U.N. Declaration on Global Collaboration for Pandemics Washington, September 25

  60. The Problem With Apocalyptic Thinking Magazine, September 25

  61. Why Is New York’s Fictional Future So Often Dystopian? Arts, October 20

    If you’re a writer or filmmaker hoping to create a hell on earth, might as well start with the most famous city in the world.

  62. Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S. U.S., September 26

    Some issues in the document, which is issued every four years, had become politically inconvenient, former officials said.

  63. California’s High Gas Prices Could Climb Further as Refineries Close Business, September 16

    The state has led the country in adopting electric cars and reducing gas use, but it now faces much higher gas prices as oil companies plan to shut down refineries.

  64. It’s the End of ‘Big City.’ New York Will Be Fine. New York, August 29

    The weekly column that focused on inequality in the city ran for 14 years, from Occupy Wall Street to Zohran Mamdani. Now it comes to a close.

  65. Censored Science Can’t Save Lives Op Ed, February 18

    Progress cannot occur if scientists are barred from asking certain questions.

  66. El legado presidencial de Biden: una era de cambio, marcada para siempre por Trump En español, January 16

    La gestión de Biden estará en los libros de historia como un interregno entre dos mandatos de Donald Trump, una pausa en medio de un periodo caótico de cambio, para bien o para mal.

  67. A Presidential Legacy Framed By the Triumph of a Bitter Rival Washington, January 15

    Biden’s disastrous debate performance highlighted age concerns.

  68. Fossil Fuels Regain Ground After Green Energy Falters Business, November 18

    As leaders gather for a global climate summit, investors are rewarding oil giants like Exxon Mobil that did not embrace wind and solar.

  69. We Must Stop Inflation Before It Starts Op Ed, November 12

    Our nation needs an economic disaster preparedness tool kit to avoid the scourge of inflation.

  70. MAGA vs. Science Is No Contest Op Ed, September 11

    A substantial number of Republican voters are losing faith in science.

  71. Registering Voters and Certifying the Votes Letters, August 12

    Readers discuss election obstacles. Also: Donald Trump’s claim about Kamala Harris’s crowds; the Olympics; Covid vaccines; food and the climate.

  72. Covid Set Off Animals’ Wary Dance Science, March 18

    A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns.

  73. How to Parent in a World Under Siege? Book Review, March 12

    In her elegant essay collection, “Lessons for Survival,” Emily Raboteau confronts climate collapse, societal breakdown and the Covid pandemic while trying to raise children in a responsible way.

  74. A Mother, a Daughter, a Deadly Journey: An Update The Daily, December 28

    An increasing number of migrants are trying to pass through the dangerous terrain connecting South and Central America. What forces them to take that route?

  75. Germany Can’t Shift Covid Funds to Climate Projects, Court Says Business, November 15

    The decision could rip a hole in Berlin’s budget and complicate the transition to a greener economy.

  76. The Upside of a Population Decline Letters, October 5

    Readers disagree with an essay expressing concern about a decline after a peak. Also: Rudy Giuliani’s drinking; book bans; masks in hospitals; wedding magic.

  77. A Mayor Goes AWOL in the Storm Editorial, October 3

    With residents unprepared for New York City’s recent flooding, it was a day of unnecessary chaos and frustration.

  78. The Paranoid Style in American Plutocrats Op Ed, August 28

    Of climate denial, Covid denial and cryptocurrency.

  79. Por qué parece que ya no sabemos nada de la economía global En español, June 20

    Mientras prestábamos atención a la pandemia, China y Ucrania, los caminos hacia la prosperidad y los intereses comunes se han oscurecido.

  80. Failures of Globalization Shatter Long-Held Beliefs Business, June 18

    While the world’s eyes were on the pandemic, China and the war in Ukraine, the paths to prosperity and shared interests have grown murkier.

  81. Africa Meets What’s Next In Venice Culture, May 22

    Don’t be fooled by its generic title. Lesley Lokko’s “Laboratory of the Future” is the most ambitious and pointedly political Venice Architecture Biennale in years.

  82. ‘The Last of Us’ Is Right: Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish Op Ed, April 2

    Fungi are a public health blind spot.

  83. Oil Industry Workers Flock to Renewables Business, February 27

    Solar, wind, geothermal, battery and other alternative-energy businesses are adding workers from fossil fuel companies, where employment has fallen.

  84. Your Wednesday Briefing: Shanghai’s Devastating Outbreak N Y T Now, January 10

    Also, the eight warmest years on record and a fragile political alliance in the Philippines.

  85. The Optimist’s View of 2022 Op Ed, December 31

    The year 2022 was not great. But even in the midst of overlapping calamities, progress is being made.

  86. Balancing Hope and Despair in Turbulent Times Special Sections, December 1

    As long as we do the best we can, and appreciate life’s fullness, we will leave the world a better place for our children.

  87. Kerry’s Covid Diagnosis Muddles Climate Talks Climate, November 18

    Debate intensified over a contentious issue: the creation of a fund to help poor and vulnerable countries pay for loss and damage caused by climate change.

  88. What Happens When Crises Collide? Op Ed, November 13

    Humanity faces a complex knot of seemingly distinct but entangled crises that are causing damage greater than the sum of their individual harms.

  89. Belice recurre a su arrecife de coral para escapar de la trampa de la deuda en Español, November 8

    Algunos países en desarrollo están haciendo acuerdos financieros que podrían darles un mayor papel en la lucha contra el cambio climático.

  90. To Escape Debt Trap, Belize Pledges to Protect Its Reef Foreign, November 7

    Developing nations are reducing their debt by pledging to protect their resources in financial deals that could give them a bigger role in the fight against climate change.

  91. Your Thursday Briefing: Iran’s Protests Intensify N Y T Now, October 26

    Plus Myanmar gets closer to Russia and a dire climate report.

  92. Politicians’ Transparency About Their Health Letters, October 16

    How much should candidates disclose about their health? Also: Drone rules; political fears; future pandemics; donations and climate policy.

  93. Bill Gates: ‘Estamos en una peor situación de lo que esperaba’ en Español, September 18

    El filántropo habló sobre cómo la pandemia y los efectos de la guerra en Ucrania están retrasando el progreso.

  94. ‘We’re in a Worse Place Than I Expected’ Op Ed, September 13

    The philanthropist on how the pandemic and the effects of the war in Ukraine are setting back progress.

  95. When Schools Don’t Educate Their Students Letters, September 13

    Readers discuss an investigation into the lack of secular education at New York’s yeshivas. Also: Outdoor dining; climate-crisis deniers.

  96. Ukraine Focus Thins U.N. Aid For Other Strife Foreign, August 22

    Soaring needs and wealthy countries’ focus on Ukraine have left aid agencies with too little money to address the world’s other crises, forcing them to cut programs.

  97. Ukraine’s Grain Gets Moving, But Food Disaster Still Looms Foreign, August 1

    The departure of a grain-filled vessel from Odesa was hailed as a victory against global hunger. But experts say the crisis is so big that no single advance can reverse it.

  98. Yes, Biden Is Facing A Long List of Crises. Are They Emergencies? Washington, July 27

    President Biden is under pressure — often from his own allies — to declare national emergencies on issues like climate and abortion that are roiling American culture.

  99. As Water Rises, Pakistanis Blame Climate Change and Government Failures Foreign, July 24

    Monsoon rains have devastated Pakistan’s economic hub, Karachi, adding urgency to pleas to better equip cities to handle more frequent extreme weather.

  100. ¿La naturaleza sanó durante la ‘antropausa’ pandémica? en Español, July 19

    La suspensión de actividades humanas por la covid ha sido una oportunidad para entender mejor cómo afectamos a otras especies del planeta.

  101. Climate Politics Are Worse Than You Think Op Ed, July 18

    If only it were just about money.

  102. ‘Anthropause’ During Pandemic Healed Nature, but Hurt It, Too Science, July 16

    Covid precautions created a global slowdown in human activity — and an opportunity to learn more about the complex ways we affect other species.

  103. Steak Frites Without Mustard? France Shudders as Jars Vanish. Foreign, July 14

    A perfect storm of climate change, a European war and Covid have left the French scrambling for alternatives.

  104. Your Wednesday Briefing: Extreme Heat Grips China N Y T Now, July 12

    Plus the conviction of an ailing Hong Kong activist and President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming trip to Iran.

  105. Heat Wave Grips China’s South and East Foreign, July 12

    Parts of the east and south withered under extreme temperatures, even as health workers in hazmat suits persisted in a round of mandatory coronavirus tests.

  106. The 3 Most Important Climate Laws You’ve Never Heard Of Metro, July 8

    The Legislature passed some bills that are obscure but significant, in the view of climate activists.

  107. Your Friday Briefing: A Major U.S. Climate Ruling Dining, June 30

    Plus Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong and Ukraine takes back Snake Island.

  108. El mundo tiene que elegir: cooperar o colapsar en Español, June 20

    La COVID-19, el cambio climático y la posibilidad de una crisis alimentaria global demuestran que los problemas del mundo están muy ligados entre sí. Y también las soluciones.

  109. The World Has a Choice: Work Together or Fall Apart Op Ed, June 18

    No single country can solve the problem of rising food and fuel costs.

  110. What if We Had Spent the Money on Climate? Op Ed, June 15

    Along with everything else, the pandemic was a huge missed opportunity.

  111. Your Wednesday Briefing: Sievierodonetsk, Isolated N Y T Now, June 14

    The key Ukrainian city lost its last bridge as fighting intensifies.

  112. What Vaccine Apartheid Portends For the Climate Future Op Ed, May 24

    Gestures of good will and concern from developed countries can hide nationalism so pointed that it amounts to something like sadism.

  113. Your Friday Briefing: Russia Doubles Down N Y T Now, May 5

    Moscow wants victories before its Monday holiday.