Energy

In Ohio, a Solar Co-Op Helps Families Go Solar for Less

In Ohio, a Solar Co-Op Helps Families Go Solar for Less

NYT > Energy & Environment, Aug 20, 2025 - 21:21

A group of homeowners worked together to navigate the process of installing roof...

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testi...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Aug 8, 2025 - 17:01

Officials building a Florida detention center appear to be skipping environmenta...

Wind and Solar Projects Stall as Trump Cracks Down on Renewables

Wind and Solar Projects Stall as Trump Cracks Down on R...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Aug 7, 2025 - 07:27

Federal agencies have recently issued a barrage of restrictions that could halt ...

Wildfire In Wet Washington State Is Changing Under Climate Change

Wildfire In Wet Washington State Is Changing Under Clim...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Aug 6, 2025 - 07:08

The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter and drier fire seasons, raisin...

Exxon Chief Says Demand for Oil Remains ‘Very, Very Strong’

Exxon Chief Says Demand for Oil Remains ‘Very, Very Str...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Aug 1, 2025 - 15:23

The largest U.S. energy companies reported their lowest second-quarter profits i...

A New Border Wall in Arizona Would Block a Key Wildlife Corridor

A New Border Wall in Arizona Would Block a Key Wildlife...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 31, 2025 - 12:32

The barrier, in a remote part of Arizona, would threaten one of the most importa...

Key Hurricane-Monitoring Data Will Stay Online, Officials Say

Key Hurricane-Monitoring Data Will Stay Online, Officia...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 30, 2025 - 13:45

The Department of Defense said it no longer planned to shut down a program that ...

The Metals Company Faces Legal Questions Over Trump Policy

The Metals Company Faces Legal Questions Over Trump Policy

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 26, 2025 - 16:05

After Trump pledged to open international waters to mining, The Metals Company s...

Grizzlies Were Raiding Montana Farms. Then Came Some Formidable Dogs.

Grizzlies Were Raiding Montana Farms. Then Came Some Fo...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 24, 2025 - 11:41

Bears have recently acquired a fondness for the good eating found around grain b...

Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change

Top U.N. Court Says Countries Must Act on Climate Change

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 23, 2025 - 18:32

The International Court of Justice called global warming an “urgent and existent...

Governors Plan to Rebuke Managers of Largest U.S. Electric Grid

Governors Plan to Rebuke Managers of Largest U.S. Elect...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 23, 2025 - 17:23

Republican and Democratic governors in Eastern states will send a representative...

Does the World Court’s Sweeping Climate Opinion Matter? Five Takeaways.

Does the World Court’s Sweeping Climate Opinion Matter?...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 23, 2025 - 15:30

While the court doesn’t have enforcement mechanisms, it has a prominent voice, a...

Chinese Car Giants Rush Into Brazil With Dreams of Dominating a Continent

Chinese Car Giants Rush Into Brazil With Dreams of Domi...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 21, 2025 - 06:10

As the likes of Ford and Mercedes retreat, Great Wall Motor and BYD are building...

Robert Alvarez, 76, Dies; Called Attention to Nuclear-Waste Safety

Robert Alvarez, 76, Dies; Called Attention to Nuclear-W...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 18, 2025 - 15:25

A self-taught expert, he spent decades working in both nonprofits and the govern...

Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazar...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 8, 2025 - 05:05

The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investig...

The First Income Tax in the Persian Gulf Signals a Changing Economic Reality

The First Income Tax in the Persian Gulf Signals a Chan...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 7, 2025 - 16:23

A plan by Oman is being closely watched by other governments in the region that ...

Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds

Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice, Study Finds

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 6, 2025 - 20:33

Briny warm water is mixing on the surface of the ocean, making sea ice melt fast...

Solar Industry Says Republican Policy Bill Would Cede Production to China

Solar Industry Says Republican Policy Bill Would Cede P...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 2, 2025 - 05:07

A revival of U.S. solar panel manufacturing that began during the first Trump ad...

G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power

G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind a...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jul 1, 2025 - 21:50

Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsid...

Inside a Last-Ditch Battle to Save (or Kill) Clean-Energy Tax Credits

Inside a Last-Ditch Battle to Save (or Kill) Clean-Ener...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jun 26, 2025 - 11:03

Supporters of tax breaks for wind and solar are fighting to retain them in the G...

Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Drivers

Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Dr...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jun 25, 2025 - 14:31

David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is consider...

Trump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Battery Boom

Trump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Batt...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jun 23, 2025 - 23:54

Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in t...

How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country

How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jun 20, 2025 - 11:31

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger ...

A G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, It’s Millions of Acres.

A G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, I...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jun 20, 2025 - 10:38

Senate Republicans want to sell the land to build more housing in the West, but ...

In Appalachia, a Father Got Black Lung. Then His Son Did, Too.

In Appalachia, a Father Got Black Lung. Then His Son Di...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jun 19, 2025 - 11:03

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger ...

U.S. Oil Companies Are ‘Battening Down the Hatches’

U.S. Oil Companies Are ‘Battening Down the Hatches’

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jun 13, 2025 - 12:30

The industry is bracing for the OPEC Plus oil cartel’s meeting on Saturday, whic...

The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.

The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jun 10, 2025 - 11:18

Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to...

Which Cooking Oil Is Best for the Planet?

Which Cooking Oil Is Best for the Planet?

NYT > Energy & Environment, Jun 10, 2025 - 11:18

When it comes to climate and the environment, some oils are a cut above. Here’s ...