August 2019

E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is set to announce on Thursday that it intends to sharply curtail the regulation of methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change, according to an industry official with knowledge of the plan. The Environmental […]

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Asian markets sink on uncertainty after Wall Street recovery

Asian stocks declined Thursday following Wall Street’s rebound amid uncertainty about U.S.-Chinese trade tension. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul declined. Hong Kong was little-changed. Investors were looking for news about the outlook for U.S.-Chinese trade negotiations following confusion over President Donald Trump’s conflicting statements about the status of talks. Negotiators are due to

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Climate change: Big lifestyle changes ‘needed to cut emissions’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Vegan burgers are now a fixture on many restaurant menus People must use less transport, eat less red meat and buy fewer clothes if the UK is to virtually halt greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the government’s chief environment scientist has warned. Prof Sir Ian Boyd said the public

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India seeks to portray sense of calm in locked-down Kashmir

Just before midnight on the eve of the biggest political change in Indian-administered Kashmir in decades, authorities shut down internet access, mobile and landline phones and cable TV in the disputed region home to 12.5 million people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist-led government presented an order in Parliament on Aug. 5 revoking the autonomy

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Matthew McConaughey Is Teaching At Texas, And People Are Suddenly Very Keen To Learn

Students at the University of Texas at Austin are no doubt eager to learn this fall semester, with Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey joining the faculty to teach a film course. Professor McConaughey will teach a Script to Screen film production class at the Moody College of Communication, a class he previously co-taught as a

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