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      Cities Worldwide Are Reimagining Their Relationship With Cars

      Cars changed the way we move. They also led to toxic levels of air pollution in many cities. Now, under pressure from their citizens, city officials are experimenting with new ways to reimagine the role of cars.

    2. PhotoChildren in Hilltop Park in Los Angeles this summer. 
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      Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide

      A study from the Lancet points to infectious diseases, worsening air pollution, rising temperatures and even malnutrition as threats to child health as the climate changes. 

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    85 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump

    A comprehensive list of environmental policies the Trump administration has targeted, often in an effort to ease burdens on the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses.

  1. PG&E Struggles to Find a Way Out of Bankruptcy

    California’s largest utility needs to reach a settlement with victims of wildfires and other creditors while fending off calls for state takeover.

    By Lauren Hepler, Peter Eavis and Ivan Penn

  2. Her Message About Climate Change: It’s Not Too Late

    Kate Marvel is committed to spreading the word about climate science. Her TED Talk on the subject drew more than a million viewers.

    By Katie Robertson

  3. GPS for Air Travel Came With Big Downsides: Noise, Then Lawsuits

    The F.A.A. is rolling out a system that allows planes to fly closer to one another, but the roar that it creates is unbearable, people in the flight paths say.

    By Amy Zipkin

  4. Ford Wants to Sell You an Electric S.U.V. It’s Called a Mustang.

    Automakers have made battery-powered cars largely to meet environmental rules. Now they’re putting more skin in the game.

    By Neal E. Boudette

  5. Available: A 415-Acre Island With Manhattan Views. What to Build?

    A hub of renewable energy, packed with solar panels and batteries, or an expanded La Guardia Airport could replace the Rikers jails.

    By Matthew Haag

  6. Germany Passes Climate-Protection Law to Ensure 2030 Goals

    The law aims to get the country in line to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions to meet Paris Agreement targets.

    By Melissa Eddy

  7. Nestlé Says It Can Be Virtuous and Profitable. Is That Even Possible?

    The world’s largest food company is trying to show it can be environmentally sustainable and still make money. Activists are skeptical.

    By Jack Ewing

  8. Sanders’s Climate Ambitions Thrill Supporters. Experts Aren’t Impressed.

    Bernie Sanders' plan to tackle climate change would nationalize power plants and end fossil fuels. His supporters are thrilled. Climate experts are not.

    By Lisa Friedman

  9. Climate Fwd:

    One Thing We Can Do: Balance Our Energy Demand

    Also this week, the carbon footprint of the very, very wealthy

    By Geneva Abdul and Hiroko Tabuchi

  10. News analysis

    As Australia Burns, Its Leaders Trade Insults

    The country has long been a model for common-sense public policy. But this week’s fires have revealed once again that its pragmatism stops at climate change.

    By Damien Cave