Nonfiction: Can Love Redeem the Sins of Jonah Lehrer?

Klosterman wonders whether our cherished certainties will look foolish to later generations.

Gay Talese Defends ‘The Voyeur’s Motel’ After Source Is Undercut
Facing revelations that his source did not own a motel at times in which some of his voyeuristic acts supposedly occurred, Mr. Talese says he will stand by the book as a whole.

Half of Williams’s Board Resigns After Vote to Oust C.E.O. Falls Short
The moves call into question the future of Williams, where directors had been divided over whether to accept Energy Transfer’s initial approaches a year ago.

Mining Companies Buy Political Influence in Australia, Report Says
A report cited six instances where political donations were made and companies received favorable legislation for mining projects.

Trilobites: Oh, Say, Can You See (but Not Hear) Those Fireworks?
A new genre of fireworks displays caters to audiences that can do without the noise, but they will be hard to find this Fourth of July.

Books of The Times: Review: ‘Seinfeldia,’ on Why We Still Can’t Escape ‘Hello, <em>Jerry</em>’
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong delivers a solid history of this influential TV series, while exploring its cultural staying power.

Ozone Hole Shows Signs of Shrinking, Scientists Say
Three decades after a treaty to phase out the use of chemicals known as CFCs, there are indications that the hole in the ozone layer is healing.

Obama, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Peña Nieto Focus on Climate, Both Political and Global
The three North American leaders met in Ottawa, focusing on climate change and the ripples from Britain’s vote, and disavowed nativist political currents.

Conservative to Fund Republicans Who Back Climate Change Action
The spending comes as Republican leaders have questioned or denied the established science of human-caused climate change.

Newly Released Books Include ‘Chronicle of a Last Summer’
Novels from Cathleen Schine, Daniel Saldaña París and a new edition of a Jane Gardam work are also available.

Books of The Times: Review: In ‘Here Comes the Sun,’ a Hustle to Thrive in Jamaica
Far from touristy beaches, a woman harboring a hazardous secret does what it takes to transcend poverty, in this novel from Nicole Dennis-Benn.

Entrepreneurship: Growing Greens in the Spare Room as ‘Vertical Farm’ Start-Ups Flourish
LED lighting and short growing periods have helped the rise of indoor farming, but scaling up is tougher.

Sungevity, a Solar Panel Provider, to Go Public in Merger
A planned merger with Easterly Acquisition, an asset management firm, would give Sungevity easier access to financing to help expand its business.

Energy Transfer Equity Calls Off Deal for Williams Companies
The agreement was valued around $38 billion, including debt, when it was reached in September, but falling energy prices have weighed on negotiations.

Books of The Times: Review: In ‘Jackson, 1964,’ Calvin Trillin Reports on Race
This collection of more than 50 years of Mr. Trillin’s articles for The New Yorker about civil rights has literary as well as historical weight.

‘The Arrangements’: A Work of Fiction
The New York Times Book Review asked the acclaimed novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to write a short story about the American election.

Oakland Votes to Block Large Shipments of Coal
The California city’s decision is a blow to a developer’s plans to use a former Army base as an export terminal to ship coal to overseas markets.

Dot Earth Blog: On a Heating Planet, ‘Gasland’ Filmmaker Josh Fox Lets Go and Loves
A film on fighting climate change from the director of “Gasland” points the finger within instead of at familiar, insufficient, targets.

Nonfiction: The Problem With Modern Policing, as Seen From the Right and From the Left
Two books offer opposing arguments on crime and law enforcement.

Books of The Times: Review: ‘The Return,’ a Son’s Pained Search for a Missing Father
Hisham Matar’s memoir centers on his father, a Libyan dissident who was kidnapped in 1990 and taken to the notorious Abu Salim prison, and whose fate remains unknown.

Books of The Times: Review: In ‘An Abbreviated Life,’ Ariel Leve Escapes Her Mommie Dearest
This painful, strangely mesmerizing memoir tells of a traumatic childhood and how the author unlearned the siege mentality in her upbringing.

Study Links 6.5 Million Deaths Each Year to Air Pollution
The report, released by the International Energy Agency, urges countries to take steps within their energy industries to help reduce emission levels worldwide.

N.Y.C. Nature: Why the Sweet Scent of Japanese Honeysuckle Signals Trouble
Introduced to North America in 1862, and once recommended for erosion control, the vine reproduces at rapid speed making it a threat to rare plants.

By the Book: Annie Proulx: By the Book
The author of “The Shipping News” and, most recently, “Barkskins” says books of prognostication, business, technology, entrepreneurial success and patriotic stuff are “not my cup of tea.”

Nonfiction: Calvin Trillin Looks Back on 50 Years Covering Black Life in America
A reporter assesses a half-century of race relations in America.

Dot Earth Blog: From Brexit to Climate, Little Engagement From Young People
Britain’s “Brexit” vote was likely tipped by disengagement among young voters for whom the consequences matter most. Climate disengagement exists, as well.

American Drivers Regain Appetite for Gas Guzzlers
Setting aside concerns about global warming, consumers are unloading hybrid and electric vehicles in favor of bigger cars, pickups and S.U.V.s.

Books of The Times: Review: For Muhammad Ali, an Endless Round of Books
No surprise that Ali has inspired an uncommon amount of stellar writing, but the newest books hardly rise to the top of the stack.

A Russian Oil Company Is for Sale — Again
In a yo-yo privatization pattern, cash-hungry Russia is offering stakes in an oil company it privatized in the 2000s and recently repossessed.

Testing the Clean-Energy Logic of a Tesla-SolarCity Merger
Whether Elon Musk’s “vertically integrated energy company” is the right model, some experts see virtue in the theory.

Op-Ed Contributor: The World’s Disappearing Sand
Extracting the stuff is a $70 billion industry, but it can inflict terrible costs on the environment.

Books of The Times: In ‘The Wonder Trail,’ Steve Hely Takes a Comedic Detour
Mr. Hely, a comedy writer for TV shows including “30 Rock” and “The Office,” travels from Los Angeles to Patagonia, joking all the way.

Trilobites: Watermelon Snow: Not Edible but Important for Climate Change
A study called for better understanding of potential effects on the climate of red algae that grows on snow in warmer months.

Deal Professor: Tesla’s Plan to Buy SolarCity Has Major Flaws
Tesla’s stock fell more than 8 percent on Wednesday, as investors viewed the deal as a bailout of SolarCity, one that could sink both companies.

Dot Earth Blog: Neil deGrasse Tyson and Al Gore Explore Climate Change, Life in a Naval Observatory and More
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Al Gore talk about climate change activism, the “GoreSat” satellite, “spider goats” and paths to abundant clean energy.

Obama Fracking Rules Are Struck Down by Court
A federal judge in Wyoming said the Interior Department had overreached when it issued new rules for hydraulic fracturing on government-owned lands.

Infrastructure ‘Crisis’ May Compel New Jersey to Finally Raise Gas Tax
With the state’s roads and bridges crumbling and its mass transit plagued with problems, an idea once considered politically unthinkable is gaining traction: increasing the famously low gas tax.

Elon Musk Aims to Shore Up SolarCity by Having Tesla Buy It
The entrepreneur argues a “sustainable energy company” comprising the two ventures makes sense, but investors may take some convincing.

Dot Earth Blog: The Future of Zoos
Is there any ethical way to keep apes, elephants and other intelligent animals in captivity given growing understanding of their emotional life — and rights?

Tesla Offers to Buy SolarCity, Another Elon Musk Company
Tesla said it had made an offer in an all-stock deal worth as much as $2.8 billion, as the electric car maker looks to get into the market for sustainable energy for homes and businesses.

Books of The Times: Review: ‘White Trash’ Ruminates on an American Underclass
This new book by Nancy Isenberg retells United States history through the perspective of a segment of the weak, the powerless and the stigmatized.

For Viet Thanh Nguyen, Author of ‘The Sympathizer,’ a Pulitzer but No Peace
This novelist explains how indignation at the movie’s portrayal of the war propelled his first novel and, in some ways, his career focus.

Dot Earth Blog: A Meteorologist Explores Survival Skills and Climate Change as a ‘Heat Dome’ Sears the Southwest
As meteorologists and climate scientists work to clarify the role of global warming in making summers in the Southwest insufferable, citizens would do well to stay hydrated.

California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Could Close
A proposal by Pacific Gas and Electric would shutter the Diablo Canyon plant and replace its output with clean energy technologies.

Review: In ‘The Innocent Have Nothing to Fear,’ the Future Looks Like Now
The novel, by the political consultant Stuart Stevens, finds characters who resemble Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton in a battle for the presidency.

Take a Number: The Rising Murder Count of Environmental Activists
A new report by Global Witness puts last year’s death toll at 185, a sharp increase, with Brazil leading the way.

For Coral, Mass Spawns Are the Way to Go