Energy and Environment: New York’s most famous skyscraper shrank its planet-warming emissions by 40 percent

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Limited time offer: Get one year of digital access for just $29.   View offer Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     Empire State of Green New York's most famous skyscraper shrank its planet-warming emissions by 40 percent. Can the rest of the city do the same? By Sarah Kaplan and Aaron Steckelberg ●  Read more »   Energy efficiency helped the Empire State Building save money and cut carbon. It can help you, too. Many of the same tools the Empire State used to cut carbon and save money can work for you. By Sarah Kaplan ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Loss of Louisiana marshes that protect New Orleans is 'probably inevitable,' study finds The research, based on 8,500 years of wetland history, says sea level is already rising too fast for marshes to catch up. By Chris Mooney ●  Read more »   Amid the pandemic, people are paying more attention to tweets. And not the Twitter kind. With much of the world social distancing and street noises on low volume, people are tuning in to the songs of birds. By Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   Satellite imagery reveals massive scope of Midland, Mich., flood disaster Before and after scenes show the dramatic effects of the compromised dams and the floodwaters that engulfed homes, businesses and roadways. By Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Parts of Siberia are hotter than Washington, with temperatures nearly 40 degrees above average Temperatures have been warmer in northern Siberia lately than in Washington, part of what one expert called an "astonishing" pattern. By Andrew Freedman and Matthew Cappucci ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for the most important developments in the outbreak in your inbox every day. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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