The planet’s breakneck release of carbon dioxide may be steering Earth toward a tipping point that echoes the planet’s most ...

For the first time, China’s booming wind and solar sectors are reducing the country’s carbon emissions, raising pressure on ...

The rising number of tourists and long-term research projects in Antarctica are releasing heavy metal particles that darken ...

As the climate crisis deepens, communities from South Africa to the Solomon Islands are struggling with rising rates of ...

A global push to cap plastic production collapsed again in Geneva, as major producers like the U.S. and Gulf states resisted limits, stalling the long-running effort to finalize a binding global ...

A United Nations declaration meant to guide global efforts to reduce chronic diseases has dropped or softened proposed taxes ...

Driven by record gold prices and federal support, mining companies are pursuing new open pit projects in South Dakota’s Black ...

The Trump administration is moving to repeal a 2009 EPA rule that allows regulation of greenhouse gases, a shift scientists ...

A federal rule designed to cut coal miners' exposure to silica dust and slow the surge in black lung cases has been delayed ...

President Trump’s policy reversals have dismantled major climate programs from the Biden era, leaving U.S. environmental ...

As airports face growing concerns over waste, several are stepping up their sustainability efforts, from food waste reduction ...

Republicans criticize Canada over wildfire smoke affecting American air quality for a third straight summer, while avoiding ...