The week in climate
American birds on the decline, Greenpeace’s big court loss and Trump’s warning to tech companies.
Climate Forward
March 1, 2026

Here is some of our best climate reporting from the week.

A sparrow perched on barbed wire.

Don Johnston, via Alamy

Birds Aren’t Just Declining. They’re Declining Faster, a New Study Finds. →

A half-dozen or so protesters stand waist-deep in water, holding a blue banner, while officers wearing face shields watch from the shore.

John L. Mone/Associated Press

Judge Approves $345 Million Verdict Against Greenpeace in Pipeline Suit →

A firefighter tending a water pump on the back of a pickup truck. A raging brush fire lights the night sky in the near background.

Gonzalo Keogan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Wildfire Seasons Are Starting to Overlap. That Spells Trouble for Firefighting. →

Several low brown buildings and a white tent stand against a blue sky and a row of tall electric power lines.

Rebecca Noble for The New York Times

As Electric Bills Rise, Trump Says Tech Companies Should Pay More →

Steve Pearce, dressed in a dark blue suit, blue shirt and red tie, stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone.

Susan Montoya Bryan/Associated Press

Trump’s Pick to Manage Public Lands Pledges No Mass Sell-Off →

The tall, thin trail of smoke from a rocket launch rises into a dark blue sky.

Jody Amiet/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Sorry, SpaceX: It’s Getting Too Crowded Up There →

A brown metal statue of a horse with a rider in a tricorn cap is seen against a yellow building.

iStock/Getty Images Plus

Park Service to Revive Statue of Founding Father Who Enslaved Hundreds →

A photo illustration of a beach-ball globe surrounded by question marks in shades of peach, coral and ocher.

Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Shutterstock

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Is Climate Change Making Inflation Worse? →

An oil refinery stands silhouetted against a blue sky next to a shallow waterway in the foreground.

Rachel Ellis/The Denver Post, via Associated Press

Supreme Court to Weigh Oil-Industry Effort to End a Major Climate Suit →

CLIMATE FORWARD

This week’s newsletter editions featuring news and analysis for a warming world.

Prince William standing and talking with Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, at a reception.

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A major funder of the Earthshot Prize has been linked to the convicted sex offender.

By Hiroko Tabuchi

A bunch of four bananas in a clear plastic bag.

Plastic, Plastic Everywhere

We talk to the author of a new book about why the problem is so hard to solve.

By David Gelles

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