Environmental news

A North Carolina nonprofit is taking on “forever chemicals” in rural communities.

The Trump administration is rushing to approve a 650-mile pipeline to bring oil from Canada’s tar sands into the U.S.

Why are politicians from both parties targeting measures that have saved Americans trillions of dollars?

The U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is facing questions about its effectiveness amid a broader U.N. budget crisis.

As heat waves grow longer and deadlier, cities around the world are using drills and tabletop exercises to expose weaknesses before a real emergency strikes.

The ultraefficient appliances don't just have to supplant gas furnaces, but space heaters as well.

Recovery from substance use disorder requires community. What happens when a disaster tears that apart?

Harm reduction groups and health care workers helped avert the worst. But what about the next emergency?

The ruling could reshape pesticide regulation and test President Trump's base from within.

A proposed data center in the Imperial Valley would need 750,000 gallons of water a day. Satisfying the thirst of 24 more facilities expected to open in the state will be challenging, experts and officials say.