ESR 171 McKee: Environment in the news
Environmental Studies in the News
Keep up with recent events about the environment through articles in trusted news sources. See below:
- Recent articles from the Environmental News Network
- Recent environment articles from the Christian Science Monitor
- Current articles about climate and the environment from the New York Times. Scroll to see how PCC students can get a free subscription to the New York Times online!
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Recent articles from the Environmental News Network
The Environmental News Network (ENN) aggregates news for environmental leaders from government, business and educators, as well as a broad spectrum of intellectually curious citizens.
- Seawater Microbes are a Powerful Tool for Diagnosing Coral Reef Health and Strengthening Conservation Efforts, According to New PaperThis link opens in a new windowMay 16, 2025
Corals everywhere on the planet live in harmony with microscopic organisms.
- The Ocean May be Absorbing Less Carbon, But it May Not be Due to Climate Change - YetThis link opens in a new windowMay 16, 2025
The ocean has absorbed about 30% of carbon dioxide emissions from human activities since the Industrial Revolution, significantly slowing the pace of climate change.
- A Vicious Cycle: How Methane Emissions From Warming Wetlands Could Exacerbate Climate ChangeThis link opens in a new windowMay 16, 2025
Warming in the Arctic is intensifying methane emissions, contributing to a vicious feedback loop that could accelerate climate change even more, according to a new study published May 7 in Nature.
- Study Reveals Healing the Ozone Hole Helps the Southern Ocean Take Up CarbonThis link opens in a new windowMay 16, 2025
New research suggests that the negative effects of the ozone hole on the carbon uptake of the Southern Ocean are reversible, but only if greenhouse gas emissions rapidly decrease.
- Artificial Intelligence and Genetics Can Help Farmers Grow Corn with Less FertilizerThis link opens in a new windowMay 16, 2025
Novel process harnesses machine learning to reveal groups of genes that determine how efficiently plants use nitrogen.
Current environment articles from the Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization offering highly-credible, award-winning news coverage.
- The right to be a society apart, in Ecuador and South AfricaThis link opens in a new windowMay 12, 2025Progress roundup: A startup gets closer to carbon dioxide emissions-free steel, Germany strategizes for pedestrians, and African penguins gain protections.
- Forest conservation has an unlikely ally: FaithThis link opens in a new windowMay 8, 2025Sacred forests have long been shielded from destruction by their communities. Recognition of that reality is growing in conservation circles.
- Panama vs. US: Whoever runs the Panama Canal needs to find more waterThis link opens in a new windowMay 6, 2025The Panama Canal is an engineering marvel. But a modern effort to save the critical waterway amid droughts could exact a high human toll.
- More butterflies and birds: Vulnerable species make gainsThis link opens in a new windowMay 6, 2025Progress roundup: Monarchs doubled in population in Mexico; less drought helped. In South Sudan, a forgotten coffee variety offers climate resilience.
- From sand traps to salmon habitat, US golf courses become nature preservesThis link opens in a new windowMay 5, 2025Former golf courses are growing wild again, increasing the amount of public green space in the U.S. In the process, they are teeing up solutions for long-standing environmental challenges.
- Pursuit of critical minerals unearths new idea: Use what’s already dug upThis link opens in a new windowMay 5, 2025Rare earth elements are needed for everything from green technology to consumer goods like laptops and batteries. Mining them, though, can cause environmental problems. But researchers say some of what’s needed is already above ground.
- Grafting for chocolate in Peru, and going after invasive species in New ZealandThis link opens in a new windowApr 28, 2025Progress roundup: Grafting revives cacao trees, reforms in Fiji strengthen democracy, and New Zealand commits to pest eradication on three islands.
Current environment articles from the New York Times
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- Trump Administration to Uphold Some PFAS Limits but Eliminate OthersThis link opens in a new windowMay 14, 2025The E.P.A. said it would maintain limits on the two most common “forever chemicals” in tap water. Rules for four others will be rolled back.
- An Effort to Kill Off Lawsuits Against Oil Giants Is Gaining SteamThis link opens in a new windowMay 16, 2025The Trump administration has declared litigation to hold oil companies responsible for climate change a threat to the American economy and has taken aggressive steps to fight it.
- Republican Budget Bill Aims to End I.R.A. Clean Energy BoomThis link opens in a new windowMay 13, 2025The party’s signature tax plan would kill most Biden-era incentives, but there’s a sticking point: G.O.P. districts have the most to lose.
- 3M to Pay New Jersey Up to $450 Million for Drinking-Water ContaminationThis link opens in a new windowMay 13, 2025The state claimed “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, contaminated groundwater from an industrial park where they were used for decades.
- Minnesota as a Refuge From Climate Change? Three Wildfires Show Otherwise.This link opens in a new windowMay 17, 2025Wildfires are common in the state. But scientists say this week’s damaging blazes in a northeastern region are a sign of more severe effects from a warning planet.
- Puerto Rico Is Waiting for Frozen I.R.A. FundsThis link opens in a new windowMay 17, 2025The Trump administration is trying to claw back billions in climate grants, including $147 million that could help people in Puerto Rico withstand frequent power failures.
- Federal Reserve Plans to Cut 10% of Its StaffThis link opens in a new windowMay 16, 2025In an internal memo to staff on Friday, the central bank’s chair, Jerome H. Powell, said it would offer a voluntary deferred resignation program.
- Data Centers’ Hunger for Energy Could Raise All Electric BillsThis link opens in a new windowMay 16, 2025Individuals and small businesses may end up bearing some of the cost of grid upgrades needed for large electricity users, a new report found.
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