For the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, The New York Times went big.The paper covered the day’s events — rallies and teach-ins attended by millions — across the entire country, from New York to California. These days, that kind of wall-to-wall coverage would be called “flooding the zone.”Two articles, one from New York, the other from … [Read more...] about How the Times Covered the First Earth Day, 50 Years Ago
The ‘Profoundly Radical’ Message of the Organizer of Earth Day
SEATTLE — One day in the fall of 1969, Denis Hayes, a graduate student at Harvard, snagged a 10-minute meeting with Gaylord Nelson, a United States senator from Wisconsin who had been talking up his idea for a national teach-in about environmentalism.The visit stretched into a two-hour conversation, and at the end of it Mr. Hayes had a job. He ended up organizing the … [Read more...] about The ‘Profoundly Radical’ Message of the Organizer of Earth Day
Southwest Drought Rivals Those of Centuries Ago, Thanks to Climate Change
ALBUQUERQUE — A severe drought that has gripped the American Southwest since 2000 is as bad as or worse than long-lasting droughts in the region over the past 1,200 years, and climate change has helped make it that way, scientists said Thursday.The researchers described the current drought, which has helped intensify wildfire seasons and threatened water supplies for … [Read more...] about Southwest Drought Rivals Those of Centuries Ago, Thanks to Climate Change
E.P.A., Tweaking Its Math, Weakens Controls on Mercury
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected on Thursday to weaken regulations on the release of mercury and other toxic metals from oil and coal-fired power plants, another step toward rolling back health protections in the middle of a pandemic.The final Environmental Protection Agency rule does not eliminate restrictions on the release of mercury, a heavy metal … [Read more...] about E.P.A., Tweaking Its Math, Weakens Controls on Mercury
Oil-Producing Countries Reach Final Deal to Cut Output
Saudi Arabia, Russia and other oil-producing nations completed an agreement on Sunday to slash oil production that was along the lines of their tentative accord last Thursday.The one holdout that had delayed the plan was Mexico, which stood firm on its position to cut 100,000 barrels a day and not the 400,000 barrels that Saudi Arabia had pushed for. The final agreement will … [Read more...] about Oil-Producing Countries Reach Final Deal to Cut Output