Enviro.News

The S.E.C. was the target of intense corporate lobbying and a backlash from Republicans.

Many of our imprints on nature will be preserved in the rocks, scientists say, even if this time isn’t yet recognized as a new geologic epoch.

In a first, a California man was charged with sneaking banned gases, used in outdated fridges and air-conditioners, into the United States.

New U.N. research shows that climate change disproportionately erodes income in households led by women in poorer countries. But there are ways to fix it.

In the space of a few weeks, judges in Idaho, Nevada and Montana have altered the landscape for conserving dwindling aquifers.

A government forecast suggests that there could be even more wildfires this season than during last year’s exceptional fire period.

Dominica, a remote Caribbean island, enchants with its waterfalls, hot springs and hummingbirds. But a new airport and more tourists could tame its wildness.

Travelers are racing to see parts of the world that may soon vanish.

“Last-chance tourists” are visiting the melting Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France, in droves. A just-opened lift should make that easier. But some worry tourism is only making the problem worse.

She helped transform a watery graveyard for automobiles, tires and appliances into an urban greenbelt for New York City and Westchester County.

The two friends, both climate researchers, recently spent hours confronting the choices that will shape their careers, and the world. Their ideas are very different.

Michael Regan, the E.P.A. administrator, said the Biden administration would meet its climate goals despite tweaking regulations on automobiles and power plants

Two activists poured the powder over the protective case at the National Archives Museum last month to call attention to climate change, prosecutors said.

Measures moving through Congress to encourage new reactors are receiving broad bipartisan support, as lawmakers embrace a once-contentious technology.

The rules require facilities to explicitly address threats such as wildfires or flooding, including those linked to climate change.

The delay reflects opposition from industry leaders and some swing state Democrats.

The Smokehouse Creek fire is a sign of more to come. Property insurers in Texas are already responding.

Agriculture is a big contributor to climate change — is there a path to reinvention?

Judah Levine, top time researcher, explains how Feb. 29 was invented to keep the major holidays from colliding.

The lawsuit says the meatpacking company has made a series of misleading statements about its environmental efforts.