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

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 ...

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

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

Brazil is pressuring governments to submit updated climate targets ahead of a key UN meeting, as most countries — including top polluters — have yet to deliver their pledges.Fiona Harvey reports for ...

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

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

The Pentagon invoked a rarely used Cold War-era law to secure a $3.5 billion stake in MP Materials, the nation’s only rare earths miner, while sidestepping federal contracting and procurement ...

Exposure to PFAS chemicals may alter gene activity in ways that contribute to cancer, neurological disorders, and autoimmune diseases, according to a new study of U.S. firefighters.Tom Perkins reports ...

Driven by record gold prices and federal support, mining companies are pursuing new open pit projects in South Dakota’s Black Hills, raising alarm among Native American tribes and environmentalists ...

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