In Houston’s Settegast neighborhood, Black women are leading efforts to confront toxic soil, industrial pollution, and rising ...

Pacific Island students who launched a legal push in 2019 won a major victory Wednesday when the International Court of ...

The Trump administration has sharply reduced federal hazard mitigation funds, breaking precedent and leaving states with fewer resources to prepare for worsening floods and storms.Saul Elbein reports ...

Of the 16,325 chemicals known to be used in plastic, over 4,200 (25%) qualify as “chemicals of concern” due to their persistence, toxicity, potential to leach from plastics, and their ability to ...

A year after Hurricane Helene tore through Appalachia and the Midwest, conservationists are still uncovering the scale of ...

Scientists are tracking rising levels of “forever chemicals” in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, where contamination ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has launched a sweeping review process for renewable energy projects on federal lands, slowing approvals as electricity demand rises and developers face ...

Nickel extraction on Indonesia’s Kabaena Island has degraded forests, polluted seas and disrupted Bajau Indigenous livelihoods, according to a new report linking the mines to global electric vehicle ...

Old, unplugged oil wells on Navajo land continue to spew contaminated water, with limited action from federal agencies ...

Treated wastewater containing high levels of PFAS is increasingly being used to restore wetlands across the U.S., raising ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dissolved its 47-year-old research office, folding its scientists into program ...

Two January wildfires in Los Angeles County caused $65 billion in damages, making them the costliest fires in U.S. history ...