The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from miles away might dry out residential wells.
Tag: Global Warming
‘Significant Damage’ Reported As Storm Gerrit Moves Through Britain
Strong winds and heavy rain are expected in England over the coming days, according to forecasters.
CP2 Natural Gas Project Is Biden’s Next Big Climate Test
A proposed export terminal on the Louisiana coast highlights the tension between economic growth, geopolitics and the environment.
Earth Was Due for Another Year of Record Warmth. But This Warm?
Scientists are already busy trying to understand whether 2023’s off-the-charts heat is a sign that global warming is accelerating.
A Lucrative Tax Credit for Making Clean Fuel Won’t Be So Easy to Get
Experts had warned that efforts to build a vast new hydrogen industry could inadvertently worsen global warming. New rules aim to avoid that.
This Antarctic Octopus Has a Warning About Rising Sea Levels
A huge ice sheet appears to have melted about 120,000 years ago, when temperatures were similar to those on Earth today, according to a DNA study that mapped octopus movements.
Western Sydney’s ‘Heat Islands’ Make Summer Deadlier
Just a few miles west of some of the country’s most iconic beaches, densely built Sydney suburbs are amplifying the dangers of climate change.
The Debt Problem Is Enormous. Experts Say the System for Fixing It Is Broken.
Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.
John Kerry on the COP28 Agreement and What Comes Next
John Kerry said major oil-exporting countries’ willingness to acknowledge that the era of fossil fuels must come to an end underscored the “urgency” of the deal.
Germany Reaches a Budget With Promises on Ukraine
The government avoided extra borrowing for 2024, but must make cuts in programs to address climate change.