Energy

U.S. Research Focus in the Arctic Shifts: Less Climate, More Security

U.S. Research Focus in the Arctic Shifts: Less Climate,...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Oct 3, 2025 - 16:35

The Trump administration is emphasizing defense concerns instead of climate rese...

Costly and Deadly Wildfires Really Are on the Rise, New Research Finds

Costly and Deadly Wildfires Really Are on the Rise, New...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Oct 2, 2025 - 15:01

The past decade in particular has seen an uptick in devastating blazes linked to...

Energy Dept. Cancels $7.5 Billion for Hundreds of Projects, Mostly in Blue States

Energy Dept. Cancels $7.5 Billion for Hundreds of Proje...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Oct 2, 2025 - 13:09

The cuts almost entirely affect Democratic-led states as the two parties fight o...

Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal

Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 29, 2025 - 15:32

The new effort, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for mi...

Sunday Was Also Sun Day

Sunday Was Also Sun Day

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 24, 2025 - 16:05

Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, climate activists organized a nation...

Despite Trump, the World Isn’t Slowing on Climate, E.U. Official Says

Despite Trump, the World Isn’t Slowing on Climate, E.U....

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 24, 2025 - 13:05

Still, European nations are struggling to agree on how much to cut their greenho...

At U.N., Trump Says Green Energy Is a Scam and Attacks Climate Science

At U.N., Trump Says Green Energy Is a Scam and Attacks ...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 24, 2025 - 01:00

In a remarkable United Nations address, the president lashed out at wind turbine...

Block Island’s Wind Farm Had Unexpected Benefits

Block Island’s Wind Farm Had Unexpected Benefits

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 23, 2025 - 11:05

Offshore turbines let Block Island shut down soot-spewing, earsplitting diesel g...

Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide

Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 23, 2025 - 06:05

The new timeline could slow cleanup in some communities by nearly a decade. The ...

A Tiny Seabird Faces Growing Threats in the Forest

A Tiny Seabird Faces Growing Threats in the Forest

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 23, 2025 - 04:22

Nesting often high in the redwoods’ canopy, the marbled murrelet faces new and l...

Judge Says Work on Revolution Wind Can Proceed, for Now

Judge Says Work on Revolution Wind Can Proceed, for Now

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 22, 2025 - 14:35

The Trump administration had halted construction on the $6.2 billion Revolution ...

E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’

E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 19, 2025 - 15:55

The decision came despite an effort by a former industry lawyer who is now at th...

A New Review of Climate Science Could Cause Headaches for Trump

A New Review of Climate Science Could Cause Headaches f...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 17, 2025 - 16:04

A top scientific advisory body said there’s growing evidence that greenhouse gas...

Climate Change’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths

Climate Change’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands ...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 17, 2025 - 12:13

Three times as many people in cities and towns died from severe heat as would ha...

Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide

Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 17, 2025 - 12:13

Governments around the world are enacting measures to try to protect workers fro...

G.O.P. Plan on Pesticides Faces Revolt From MAHA Moms

G.O.P. Plan on Pesticides Faces Revolt From MAHA Moms

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 15, 2025 - 17:01

The provision in the government funding bill could shield pesticide companies fr...

California Wants to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pans. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It.

California Wants to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pans. Th...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 15, 2025 - 14:04

Rachael Ray and other food celebrities are speaking up in defense of nonstick pa...

Orsted Sues Trump Administration in Fight to Restart Its Blocked Wind Farm

Orsted Sues Trump Administration in Fight to Restart It...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 14, 2025 - 15:26

The Danish company behind Revolution Wind, a $6 billion project off Rhode Island...

Cue the Sun: This Lab Recreates Hot, Sweaty Days to Test Humans

Cue the Sun: This Lab Recreates Hot, Sweaty Days to Tes...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 12, 2025 - 11:44

Our reporter hits the treadmill to understand how scientists study extreme heat.

The Lone G.O.P. Governor Opposing Trump’s War on Offshore Wind

The Lone G.O.P. Governor Opposing Trump’s War on Offsho...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 10, 2025 - 23:03

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Republican of Virginia, has championed a wind farm under co...

Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule That Protected Public Lands

Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule That Protected Public L...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 10, 2025 - 13:32

The proposal from the Bureau of Land Management would prioritize the use of publ...

Exxon Wants to Make More of the Materials Needed for E.V. Batteries

Exxon Wants to Make More of the Materials Needed for E....

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 9, 2025 - 11:34

The oil giant said Tuesday that it was acquiring assets from a Chicago company a...

Watchdog Warns Trump’s Cuts at FEMA Pose a ‘Major Challenge’

Watchdog Warns Trump’s Cuts at FEMA Pose a ‘Major Chall...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 7, 2025 - 00:33

The country lacks the ability to address multiple disasters happening at once, t...

The Trump Administration Wants to Switch Off Climate Satellites

The Trump Administration Wants to Switch Off Climate Sa...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 5, 2025 - 06:38

The Trump administration wants to switch off and possibly destroy the climate-mo...

Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nationwide

Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nat...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 4, 2025 - 11:06

The administration is cranking up efforts to kill state laws and legal cases tha...

Poor Amazon Rains Linked to Brazil Deforestation

Poor Amazon Rains Linked to Brazil Deforestation

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 2, 2025 - 12:35

Deforestation is playing a greater role than researchers expected, according to ...

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report

NYT > Energy & Environment, Sep 2, 2025 - 10:06

Scores of researchers reviewed the Energy Department’s argument about greenhouse...

A Miles-Long Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.

A Miles-Long Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. No...

NYT > Energy & Environment, Aug 21, 2025 - 10:32

Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the sur...

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...