Climate and Environment

Taking the Lead

Two Evangelical Leaders on ‘Radical Faith’

With a focus on issues normally considered progressive, the Revs. Jim Wallis and Kyle Meyaard-Schaap hope to expand the evangelical political imagination.

Your Monday Briefing: A Testy Exchange Between the U.S. and China

Also, Vladimir Putin’s war narrative takes hold in Russia.

Norfolk Southern’s Profits and Accident Rates Rose in Recent Years

Safety experts say a focus on financial returns may be partly to blame for derailments and accidents like the one in Ohio.

Farewell to Vivienne Westwood, Fashion’s Rebel With a Cause

The great and the good of the industry gathered for a memorial service in London to honor the British designer, who died in December.

The bright side

Do You Have to Be an Optimist to Work Toward a Better World?

For professionals in fields such as suicide prevention and climate science, the future can seem bleak. But sometimes action is the most effective form of optimism.

For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest

Living Carbon, a biotechnology company, hopes its seedlings can help manage climate change. But wider use of its trees may be elusive.

New Zealand, Battered by a Record Storm, Faces a Painful Cleanup

Six people were dead and thousands were still unaccounted for after Cyclone Gabrielle lashed the North Island.

Scientists Wondered if Warming Caused Argentina’s Drought. The Answer: No.

Climate change didn’t make the dry spell more likely, researchers found, though extreme heat probably made it hurt more.

World Bank President, Dogged by Climate Questions, Will Step Down Early

David Malpass, under fire for months by critics who accused him of climate denialism, said he would resign in June, a year before his term ends.

What Toxic Chemicals Were Aboard the Derailed Train in Ohio?

The train was carrying industrial materials used in plastics, paint thinners and other products, according to information provided to the federal government.