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“The entire catchment of the River Wye has been formally recognised as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights in a charter, a UK first that campaigners hope will help save the highly polluted river.”

Max Bearak writes in @nytimes.com that birders in Colombia “are hopeful about the rise in ‘avitourism,’ not just because it would generate needed income, but also because of the well-established link between ecotourism and species preservation.” (Visuals by Esteban Vanegas.)

Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers By Catherina Gioino

Tom Steyer Thinks California Is Ready for a Different Climate Message Rather than pleas to save the planet, the billionaire, a Democrat, is pushing a message of affordability in his campaign to become California’s governor. By David Gelles in @nytimes.com 1/3

As Coal Rebounds, More Toxic Mercury Is in the Air Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development. By @irenatfh.bsky.social and Hiroko Tabuchi

Trump Administration to Scrap Rule That Elevated Land Conservation The Biden-era measure was intended to protect millions of acres from industrial development and the effects of climate change. By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social in @nytimes.com

David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100 Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist. By Jonathan Wolfe

Keith Bradsher in @nytimes.com looks at China's dominance in wind power: China’s Big Bet on Wind Power Is Paying Off An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels. 1/3

A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come. Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated tsunamis are likely to become more frequent. By Christian Elliott

This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...

The Global Oil Crisis Seems to Be Helping One Industry: Renewable Energy Sources like wind and solar can now deliver continuous power, according to a new report. And, they’re often a bargain compared with fossil fuels. By @chicoharlan.bsky.social in @nytimes.com 1/5 🧵

China’s Big Bet on Wind Power Is Paying Off An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels. By Keith Bradsher Photographs & Video by Qilai Shen @nytimes.com

The World Met to Talk Climate Change. The U.S. Wasn’t Invited. Dozens of countries met this past week to discuss how to end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, a goal that the Trump administration doesn’t share. By David Gelles in @nytimes.com

Blue and Tentacled, a Sea Creature Invades California Beaches The brightly colored jellylike marine life, called “Velella velella,” show up every few years when strong winds blow in the right direction, scientists said. By Sonia A. Rao in @nytimes.com

The Audacity of Art at the Obama Presidential Center Barack and Michelle Obama commissioned 30 artists to create work for their campus, which starts visitor previews next week on the South Side of Chicago. By Robin Pogrebin Visuals by Kevin Serna @nytimes.com

David Gelles of @nytimes.com writes: "On the climate and environment team at The Times, we spend a lot of time documenting the myriad ways in which human activity is wreaking havoc on Earth’s ecosystems." 1/4

Reporting by Lisa Friedman in @nytimes.com: Environmental Groups Sue to Block BP’s Plan to Drill in Deep Gulf Waters Opponents of the project, known as Kaskida, say an accident could be even worse than the Deepwater Horizon spill. The company says it’s learned from the past.

An intriguing climate-change story by @hirokotabuchi.bsky.social in @nytimes.com: Japan’s Cherry Blossom Database, 1,200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper The remarkable catalog of dates is one of the longest-running records of climate change. Its creator died, setting off a search for a successor.

Lisa Friedman writes in Climate Forward: Leading scientists rejected claims like Bessent’s and noted that natural factors like the sun, volcanic eruptions and orbital cycles would be cooling the earth if not for human activity, like burning fossil fuels in automobiles, power plants and more. 1/2

Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.” By Alan Rappeport and Lisa Friedman in @nytimes.com

Emperor Penguins Are Now Endangered, a New Assessment Finds Populations are declining as climate change causes the sea ice the birds need for survival to retreat, according to researchers. By @rachelnuwer.bsky.social 1/2

A three-decade long study of chimpanzees has revealed a primate version of a bloody civil war. It's now at risk of getting eliminated due to cuts at the National Science Foundation. My story here (gift link): nyti.ms/4mhr5NQ

Climate Change Denial Sees a Resurgence in Trump’s Washington A conference near the White House drew dozens of people who reject the scientific consensus on climate change. The mood was triumphant. By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/c...

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Record heat is colliding with a snow drought across the Western United States, where snowpack accounts for much of the water supply 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/... w/ @byscottdance.com & @sachimulkey.bsky.social

@nytimes.com: Offshore wind is out. Geothermal power is in. And many climate technology start-ups are looking for ways to carry on without federal backing. “Clean energy isn’t dead in the Trump era. But it does look different these days,” writes @bradplumer.bsky.social

Microplastics may contribute to heart disease, lung disorders, and other health problems. Use these 12 tips to reduce your exposure. nyti.ms/4swrvSP

He Helped Write the Clean Air Act. He Fears for Its Future. Thomas Jorling, adviser to Republicans who cosponsored the 1970 law, disputes the Trump administration’s claim that it shouldn’t apply to planet-warming greenhouse gases. By @karenzraick.bsky.social

The sky recently glowed bright red over Western Australia as Tropical Cyclone Narelle approached. Here is what to know about the phenomenon. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...

The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say. By David Gelles in @nytimes.com

24 States Sue the E.P.A. for Renouncing Its Power to Fight Climate Change The suit accuses the agency of illegally repealing the endangerment finding, the scientific assessment that required it to regulate greenhouse gases. By Lisa Friedman in @nytimes.com

Scoop: Trump officials are weighing nearly $1 billion settlements to stop two TotalEnergies wind farms off the coasts of New York and North Carolina. @nytimes.com gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/c...

Trump Officials Weigh New $1 Billion Deal to Stop Offshore Wind Farms Proposed settlements would block wind farms off New York State and North Carolina, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social in @nytimes.com 1/3

Slowly, Slowly, ‘Darwin’s Finches of the Snail World’ Return From Near Extinction Partula snails all but vanished from Polynesia after the arrival of a carnivorous foreign snail. But a global alliance of zoos has worked to bring them back. By Franz Lidz in @nytimes.com

An Environmental Crisis in Iran War is polluting the skies and waterways in Iran, and experts are warning that the conflict’s environmental effects could extend beyond the country. By David Gelles in @nytimes.com

“The resolution previously called for countries to submit a registry of the ‘loss and damage’ they suffer from the impacts of an overheating world, such as storms, floods and droughts. This accounting of damages was strenuously opposed by the US.“ By @olliemilman.bsky.social

Democracy Now!: A Warming Planet Makes Nor’easters & Other Storms More Intense: Climate Scientist Michael Mann www.democracynow.org/2026/2/24/no...

CamDam allows the Spanish Hogfish to give it a once over, but no cleaning services are rendered #spanishhogfish #damselfish #camdam #coralcitycamera #cleaningstation

What would you call an octopus with fins as big as an elephant's ears?! 🐙 If you said "Dumbo," you think like a scientist! Found as deep as 13,000 feet, this deep sea octopus flaps and drifts like a parachute to sneak up on prey, swallowing it whole!

Column by @ranaforoohar.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com

“One wonders what risk premium might be put on a nation with less interest in high-growth industries, as well as dirtier water and air, especially at a time when the insurance industry wants to push more costs from climate-related disasters on to companies, banks and governments themselves.”

As Trump Obliterates Climate Efforts, States Try to Fill the Gap Across the country, Democratic-led states are accelerating their initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Their role just became much more important. By @maxinejoselow.bsky.social in @nytimes.com 1/2

The world has never needed climate journalism more than it does right now. Yet last year climate got less coverage than at any point since the pandemic www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...

From Fishing Nets to Furniture: Turning Ocean Plastic Into Usable Products A brother-and-sister team in Spain started a sustainable business model recycling old and damaged nets into stadium seating and decorations. Visuals and Text by Lena Mucha for @nytimes.com 1/3

With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules The E.P.A.’s killing of the “endangerment finding” caps a year of deregulation that is likely to make cars thirstier for gas and less competitive globally, experts say. By Hiroko Tabuchi in @nytimes.com 1/2

Karen Zraick (@karenzraick.bsky.social) explains what happens next. The move by the Trump administration "comes at a time when the role of the courts in U.S. environmental policy has been growing." Full story:

Unlocked article: What to Know About the E.P.A.’s Big Attack on Climate Regulation The Trump administration has repealed the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate change. By Lisa Friedman & @maxinejoselow.bsky.social in @nytimes.com

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change The Environmental Protection Agency rejected the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them. By Lisa Friedman in @nytimes.com