Listening to some politicos on the campaign trail, it's easy to assume that most Americans are against protecting the environment and that government should simply let the market regulate itself. For ...

WASHINGTON – Today, March 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the strongest pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles in history. These ...

Clean linen isn’t risk-free after washing. Storage, handling, environment, and transport can reintroduce microbes—making proper separation, minimal handling, and controlled conditions essential for ...

New Mexico's budget relies heavily on oil and gas revenue, but the state also bears the scars of generations of mining and drilling. So when Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, a former law professor and ...

For almost three years now, Connecticut state legislators have been arguing over whether they should address environmental problems in a way only three other states have tried. With a new legislative ...

As the Group of 20 leaders gather in Cape Town, clean air features on the agenda as a standalone priority for the first time in the forum’s history. The reality, however, is stark. Outdoor air ...

Living and dead whitebark pine stand together at a U.S. Forest Service research and restoration site at the Snowbowl ski area near Missoula, Mont. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Perspective by Scott ...

Life, liberty — and a clean environment? A national coalition of environmental activists is trying to amend state constitutions to establish a guaranteed right to a safe climate or a clean environment ...

Ireland—a nation synonymous with its abundant, verdant landscapes—is considering a nationwide referendum on the rights of nature and the human right to a healthy environment. If that happens, Ireland ...