Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah

14 July 2026 at 22:43

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Maxine Joselow

14 July 2026 at 22:43

Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

A hiker in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah.

Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow

10 July 2026 at 22:24

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

Piping plovers need undisturbed beaches to nest and raise their young.

Trump Administration Forms Partnership to Bank DNA From Imperiled Species

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Carl Zimmer and Catrin Einhorn

25 June 2026 at 19:24

The government is teaming up with Colossal Biosciences, a private company that claims to have revived extinct dire wolves, to store samples from at-risk animals and plants.

The Frozen Zoo in San Diego, which has been preserving cells for over 50 years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a partnership with Colossal Biosciences for a similar effort.

Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Maxine Joselow

22 June 2026 at 19:33

A pair of proposals from the Trump administration would lower costs and weaken requirements for fossil fuel companies that drill on federal property.

One proposal would lower the cost of the bonds that fossil fuel companies must pay the Interior Department before they start drilling or mining on public lands.

New Coral Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On

NYT - Science

By: Katharine Houreld

16 June 2026 at 16:31

New research has identified areas around the world where cooler currents and other favorable conditions are helping to protect coral from the worst effects of global warming.

New Coral Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Katharine Houreld

16 June 2026 at 16:31

New research has identified areas around the world where cooler currents and other favorable conditions are helping to protect coral from the worst effects of global warming.

Tensions Are Rising Among States That Rely on the Colorado River

NYT - Science

By: Scott Dance

16 June 2026 at 13:34

A prolonged drought means the nation’s largest reservoirs are dwindling, and litigation over access to water could lie ahead.

Tensions Are Rising Among States That Rely on the Colorado River

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Scott Dance

16 June 2026 at 13:34

A prolonged drought means the nation’s largest reservoirs are dwindling, and litigation over access to water could lie ahead.

The Upper Colorado River on the Grand Canyon last month. About 40 million people and 5.5 million acres of cropland depend on the Colorado for drinking water and irrigation.

Scientists Measure Earth’s Vast Underground Fungal Webs

NYT - Science

By: Emily Anthes

12 June 2026 at 15:34

With machine learning and a high-resolution imaging robot, scientists measured and mapped the extent of Earth’s carbon circulatory system.

Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds

NYT - Science

By: Catrin Einhorn

10 June 2026 at 18:48

More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.

Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Catrin Einhorn

10 June 2026 at 18:48

More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.

Arizona, Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Scott Dance

3 June 2026 at 23:52

A decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages.

From left, Dan Denham of the San Diego County Water Authority; Scott Cameron of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Tom Buschatzke of the Arizona Department of Water Resources; and Colby Pellegrino of the Southern Nevada Water Authority toasted the agreement at the Carlsbad Desalination Plant in California on Wednesday.

Arizona, Nevada Agree to Trade for Desalinated Pacific Ocean Water

NYT - Science

By: Scott Dance

3 June 2026 at 23:52

A decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages.

Crested Ibises Get the Royal Treatment in Japan as They Fly Again

NYT - Science

By: Ephrat Livni

2 June 2026 at 00:09

Once widespread in Japan, the colorful birds went from being fairly commonplace in the country to being on the verge of extinction.

Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales?

NYT - Science

By: Catrin Einhorn

28 May 2026 at 10:02

Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.

Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales?

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Catrin Einhorn

28 May 2026 at 10:02

Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.

A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Catrin Einhorn

22 May 2026 at 14:28

The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.

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