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Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect

5 August 2026 at 18:00
Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.

A water treatment plant in Georgia earlier this year. Officials have long warned that the nation’s roughly 150,000 water treatment systems are relatively easy targets for hackers.

Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist

2 August 2026 at 09:00
Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.

Jérôme Dupras, the bass player in Les Cowboys Fringants, one of Quebec’s most famous rock bands, was recently appointed as chief scientist of Quebec.

How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at E.P.A.

27 April 2026 at 20:54
The agency’s prestigious research office spent decades doing scientific work insulated from political pressure. Now it’s being dismantled.

Bryan Hubbell, former head of the air, climate and energy program at the Environmental Protection Agency’s research office. “I knew I wasn’t going to be able to keep doing the work.”

Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Roundup Weedkiller Case

27 April 2026 at 20:04
The case could help determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against the maker of a popular herbicide over claims that it causes cancer.

Bayer, the German conglomerate that acquired the maker of Roundup in 2018, argued that federal rules requiring herbicide safety labeling should bar people from filing state-level claims that accuse companies of failing to warn consumers of dangers.

Why the New York Subway System Keeps Flooding

The century-old system faces infrastructure and climate challenges that are making its water problem worse.

Twenty of the 472 stations in New York City’s sprawling subway network had to be temporarily closed on Monday night.

The Tick Situation Is Getting Worse

16 June 2025 at 19:02
As temperatures rise, ticks of several kinds are flourishing in ways that threaten people’s health.

Pangolins Should Receive Endangered Protections, U.S. Officials Say

16 June 2025 at 12:45
The armored mammals are trafficked for their scales and meat.

A pangolin looking for food on a private property in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2019.

What the War on California’s Water Is Really About

10 March 2025 at 16:26
If we are to take seriously the threats of drought, climate change and water security, we should not reduce this place to a warring of two — or even many — sides.

Vietnam Is Jailing Environmentalists Who Helped It Secure Billions

28 November 2023 at 10:01
The government is preparing to present its energy transition plan at the U.N. climate talks as it intensifies a crackdown on environmental advocates.

Solar panels at the Sao Mai power plant in An Giang Province, Vietnam, last year. The country has been awarded $15.5 billion in grants and loans in exchange for a commitment to renewable energy.

They Fled Climate Chaos. Asylum Rules Made for War Might Not Help.

28 November 2023 at 10:00
“We need protection,” one migrant at the U.S. border said. But the legal system for refugees never envisioned the millions displaced by global warming.

Among the hundreds of migrants camped along the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico, were members of the Indigenous Miskito group in Honduras.

The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman’s Ouster at OpenAI

19 November 2023 at 16:44
The departure of the high-profile boss of the San Francisco company drew attention to a philosophical rift among the people building new A.I. systems.

The senior executives of OpenAI in March. From left, Mira Murati, now the company’s interim chief executive; Sam Altman, the ousted chief executive; Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president who quit on Friday night; and Ilya Sutskever, a member of the company’s board.

Biden Approved a Big Oil Project. Now, He’s Cracking Down on Drilling.

7 September 2023 at 21:55
In the months since the president allowed the Willow project in Alaska, his administration has curtailed fossil fuel activities on millions of acres of public land and in federal waters.

ConocoPhillips pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska, near the planned site of the Willow Project.

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