Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals

The long-running battle over whether to allow Pacific Ocean seabed mining took an unexpected turn Thursday when a company disclosed it had been confidentially negotiating a plan with the Trump administration to circumvent a United Nations treaty and perhaps obtain authorization from the United States to start mining in international waters. The proposal, which drew … Read more

Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low

Earth is missing a lot of sea ice this year. Enough to cover the entire United States east of the Mississippi. That was announced by researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center on Thursday, who said the amount of sea ice on the planet had reached the lowest level ever recorded … Read more

A New Series in The Times, Inspired by You

Under President Trump, the federal government has emphatically turned away from fighting climate change and other environmental problems, rolling back regulations and transforming federal agencies. But across the country, in red and blue states, local efforts tell a more nuanced and hopeful story. From state legislatures to county boards and community groups, from tribal lands … Read more

E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email

Last year, the Biden administration required coal- and oil-burning power plants to greatly reduce emissions of toxic chemicals including mercury, which can harm babies’ brains and cause heart disease in adults. Now, the Trump administration is offering companies an extraordinary out: Send an email, and they might be given permission by President Trump to bypass … Read more

Musk Targeted FEMA. Disaster-Stricken Communities Are Paying a Price.

A post from Elon Musk last month trumpeted a supposedly startling discovery by his team of government cost-cutters: The Federal Emergency Management Agency had provided $59 million to house undocumented immigrants in New York City. The money, he declared, was “meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for … Read more

Energy Transfer vs. Greenpeace Verdict

CLAIM EXEMPLARY DAMAGES AIDING & GREENPEACE INC: $ 10,500,000 ABETTING CONVERSION GREENPEACE FUND: $ GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL: $ NUISANCE GREENPEACE INC: $ 10,500 0100 GREENPEACE FUND: $ GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL: $ AIDING & GREENPEACE INC: $ 10,500,000 ABETTING NUISANCE GREENPEACE FUND: $ GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL: $ GREENPEACE INC: $ 10,500,000 CIVIL CONSPIRACY GREENPEACE FUND: $ DEFAMATION … Read more

Why These Islanders Hunt Dolphins

The call of a conch shell roused the dolphin hunters from their beds. Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church. There a priest led them in a whispered prayer, his voice barely audible over the sound of crashing waves; the tide was high that day. Saltwater pooled in parts of the village, … Read more