Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests

Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests

President Trump has promised to “drill, baby, drill.” Now, he also wants to log. On Saturday, Mr. Trump directed federal agencies to examine ways to bypass endangered species protections and other environmental regulations to ramp up timber production across 280 million acres of national forests and other public lands. The move appears aimed at increasing…

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How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy

How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy

In a few short weeks, President Trump has severely damaged the government’s ability to fight climate change, upending American environmental policy with moves that could have lasting implications for the country, and the planet. With a flurry of actions that have stretched the limits of presidential power, Mr. Trump has gutted federal climate efforts, rolled…

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How Fungi Move Among Us

How Fungi Move Among Us

Mycorrhizal fungi are the supply chains of the soil. With filaments thinner than hair, they shuttle vital nutrients to plants and tree roots. In return, the fungi receive carbon to grow their networks. In this way, 13 billion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide — one-third of fossil-fuel emissions worldwide — enter the soil each year….

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Hundreds Are Said to Resign From NOAA

Hundreds Are Said to Resign From NOAA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s leading centers of climate research, has been hit by a new round of departures, just 24 hours after hundreds of employees were fired. About 500 employees left the agency on Friday after taking the so-called deferred resignation offer, according to three people familiar with the…

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Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.

Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.

When the fuming and rumbling at Mount Spurr, a giant volcano northwest of Anchorage, started picking up in October, Alaska’s volcano monitoring agency raised its alert level to ensure that nearby communities and passing airplanes would have ample warning of any eruption. The Trump administration’s cost-cutting campaign has put this work in jeopardy. The credit…

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Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment

Minnesota’s Red-Tape-Cutting Experiment

Editor’s note: The Climate Fix is our twice-a-month guide to the most important solutions to fighting climate change across the world. Have comments about what we should cover? Email us at Climateforward@nytimes.com. One of the biggest hurdles to bringing clean energy sources online in the U.S. often isn’t a lack of money, necessity or even…

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As the E.P.A. Withers, Will Its Museum Follow?

As the E.P.A. Withers, Will Its Museum Follow?

In a city where world-class masterpieces sit in marble temples that line the National Mall, the small museum devoted to the work of the Environmental Protection Agency, tucked away in a federal building near the White House, has not exactly inspired much fanfare. But as President Trump and Elon Musk slash and burn their way…

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