John Schwartz
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NOAA Officials Feared Firings After Trump’s Hurricane Claims, Inspector General Says
The report examined the aftermath of Mr. Trump’s insistence that Hurricane Dorian was headed toward Alabama, which government forecasters contradicted.
John Schwartz
Dr. Neil Jacobs, then the acting administrator of NOAA, told the inspector general's office that he “definitely felt like our jobs were on the line” if he refused to counter his own weather forecasters and support President Trump. @cflav @LFFriedman
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John Schwartz
The thing about Sharpies is that the stains last a really long time. New reporting from @cflav and @LFFriedman
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John Schwartz
The thing about Sharpies is that the stains last a really long time. New reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, President Trump's incorrect statement that it would hit Alabama, and the ensuing Category 5 political storm. @cflav
and @LFFriedman
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Michael Cohen Will Return to Prison Over Violation of Furlough Rules
President Trump’s former personal lawyer, who was released amid coronavirus concerns, was photographed dining at a restaurant recently.
Applying Covid-19’s Hard-Earned Lessons to Climate Change
A virtual event with eight speakers and one question: Has Covid-19 created a blueprint for combating climate change?
Japan’s Deadly Combination: Climate Change and an Aging Society
Record-breaking rains this week in the country’s southernmost main island, which have killed 62, have shown the vulnerability of people living in nursing homes.
6 Takeaways From the Biden-Sanders Joint Policy Proposals
Signature progressive programs like “Medicare for all” and the Green New Deal did not make it into the recommendations. But Senator Bernie Sanders’s allies pushed some policies to the left.
Northern Right Whales Are on the Brink, and Trump Could Be Their Last Hope
The species is being declared critically endangered on Thursday, with fewer than 450 left.
John Schwartz
“A lot of the dynamic was bad anyway, and under Trump it just got worse,” said Peter Corkeron, a senior scientist at the New England Aquarium. @LFFriedman
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"Critically endangered" at a very bad moment in American history to be endangered. @LFFriedman has the story. The photos are thrilling, and make me want prints of whales.
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Moderate summer harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie
NOAA and its research partners are forecasting that western Lake Erie will experience a moderate harmful algal bloom this summer. This year’s bloom is expected to measure 4.5 on the severity index – among the smaller blooms since 2011 – but could...
John Schwartz
The news out there isn't all bad: Lake Erie will only have a moderate algal bloom this year.
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New Transcripts Detail Last Moments for George Floyd
“They’ll kill me. They’ll kill me,” Mr. Floyd said, according to a body camera transcript in court filings by Thomas Lane, a former officer who wants the charges against him dismissed.
WSJ News Exclusive | FBI Probes Chinese Exile, Including Work With Former Trump Aide Steve Bannon
The FBI is examining exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui and the money used to fund his media efforts in the U.S., including his work with Steve Bannon, a former senior adviser to President Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reopened Theme Parks Ban Screaming on Roller Coasters. Riders Are Howling.
Japan’s amusement parks ask visitors to suppress their screams to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, but it isn’t always easy. ‘That’s the idea of a roller coaster—you scream.’
Exclusive: Oprah Winfrey, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Lionsgate and The New York Times to Adapt The 1619 Project Into Film, TV Programming and More
On August 14, 2019, on the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans’ arrival into the English colonies that would become the United States, The New York Times launched The 1619 Project.
How Wildfires Make Covid More Dangerous
Also this week, our reporter battles wild wind and a leaky air mattress
John Schwartz
My pal @henryfountain wanted to get a climate change story, but he didn't want to risk getting the virus by flying or staying in a hotel. So he drove 350 miles and camped out. It did not go smoothly! A great story about a great story. (Second item.)
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In Parched Southwest, Warm Spring Renews Threat of ‘Megadrought’
Rapid melting this year showed that good snowpack doesn’t necessarily translate into full reservoirs.
On Some Planes, Empty Rows While Passengers Crowd Together
Airlines vowed to bring social distancing to the air. In practice, some are and some aren’t.
The Daily: Counting the Infected on Apple Podcasts
Show The Daily, Ep Counting the Infected - Jul 8, 2020
John Schwartz
Amazing tale of getting the data on the pandemic from awesome data journalist @gebeloffnyt
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President Bolsonaro of Brazil Tests Positive for Coronavirus
After months of denying the seriousness of the pandemic and brushing aside protective measures, Mr. Bolsonaro felt symptoms of Covid-19. More than 65,000 Brazilians have died of the virus.
Legal and Environmental Setbacks Stymie Pipelines Nationwide
Defeats at three projects reflect increasingly sophisticated legal challenges, shifting economics and growing demands by states to fight climate change.
John Schwartz
Pipeline projects are being challenged as never before as protests spread, economics shift, environmentalists mount increasingly sophisticated legal attacks and states try to cut use of fossil fuels to address climate change. @HirokoTabuchi @bradplumer
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