timef 03/31/2026
- The ‘God Squad’ Waives Environmental Rules for Offshore Drilling nytimes.com2026-03-31 22:28:53
The panel voted to override Endangered Species Act restrictions on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico, home to critically endangered whales and other imperiled wildlife.
- Edward Russo Says Donald Trump Is an ‘Environmental Hero’ nytimes.com2026-03-31 17:02:09
Edward Russo, the only member of a White House task force, thinks the president doesn’t get enough credit for conservation at his golf courses, among other things.
- How the Internet Became the ‘Cookbook’ of the Drug Trade nytimes.com2026-03-31 17:00:26
A baffling overdose death took investigators to the frontier of ultra-potent synthetic drugs. The clues were hauntingly familiar.
- Uncovering the World’s Newest and Deadliest Drugs nytimes.com2026-03-31 17:00:01
Overdose rates in the United States have surged with the emergence of new synthetic drugs. Matt Richtel reports from a lab in Pennsylvania where scientists are identifying new drug molecules that toxicology reports can’t detect.
- First Canadian Astronaut Will Travel to the Moon Amid Fraying U.S.-Canada Relations nytimes.com2026-03-31 16:53:10
Canada will send its first astronaut to the moon on a joint mission with the United States, but back on Earth, the relationship between the two countries is fraying.
- For Trump, the Artemis II Moon Mission Offers a Shot to Cement His Legacy nytimes.com2026-03-31 16:48:09
No president since the Apollo era has pushed harder to return to the moon than President Trump. But he wants a space achievement that is about “more than getting rocks this time.”
- In a Moment of Division, the Astronauts on the Artemis II Mission Hope to Inspire nytimes.com2026-03-31 16:38:11
Can the four astronauts of the NASA mission Artemis II make a difference in a distracted and divided world?
- Vermont Hits Back at Trump’s Effort to Block ‘Climate Superfund’ Law nytimes.com2026-03-31 05:21:49
The law would make fuel companies help pay for damages caused by climate change. The administration argues it’s unconstitutional.
