Katharine Hayhoe, one of the world’s best-known climate researchers, and Andrea Hinwood, UNEP’s Chief Scientist, offer their ...

Humanity may already be living far beyond what Earth can sustainably support, according to a sweeping new study analyzing more than 200 years of population and environmental data. Researchers found ...

Nate Rott's beat takes him to some really wild places, asking thorny ethical questions that emerge as he reports on the natural world and humanity's relationship to it ...

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal law regulating hazardous waste, was enacted on October 21, 1976, as an amendment to the 1965 Solid Waste Disposal Act. Under RCRA, the ...

For decades, researchers have documented an achievement gap between children from higher- and lower-income families. On average, children with more resources perform better in school and on cognitive ...

Environmental justice is a critical issue that addresses the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on marginalized communities across the United States. This article delves into the various ...

It wasn’t a night of sharp disagreements, but it was a night of pointed questions — and those questions revealed where Cayuga County’s biggest decisions are quietly taking shape. From lake health to ...

As Earth day arrives, residents may be curious what the top environmental concerns are facing the city of Chicago, and what they can do to help. A new report recently released shows what it calls the ...

David Fair: This is 89.1 WEMU. And it's been a while, but today, we're going to return our attention to PFAS contamination. This time around, it's in the realm of aviation operations. I'm David Fair, ...

A new Gallup survey found that a record-low 35 percent of American respondents rated the quality of their country’s environment positively, just more than a week before Earth Day. The firm’s annual ...

For Duke student Nicholas Nease, climate change has never been a distant or abstract concept—it’s something he has seen reshape the place he calls home. Growing up in Florida, Nease saw people raise ...