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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

A class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids, used widely in agriculture and landscaping, is contaminating Michigan waterways at levels that threaten aquatic life and raise concerns about human ...

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

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

The Internal Revenue Service has issued new guidance that narrows eligibility for renewable energy tax credits, following the Trump administration’s broader efforts to roll back support for wind and ...