Trump's energy plan may meet the letter of the law but the Affordable Clean Energy Plan reflects the administration's…
The Trump administration's Affordable Clean Energy Plan would help the declining coal industry, but a study shows many…
The Trump administration wants to step up logging, saying it will benefit wildlife by reducing forest fire risks. But wildfires…
Colombia's coffee industry is at risk due to unpredictable seasons, floods, landslides, droughts and pests. Farmers…
Incineration of household waste has gotten a bad name, argues an economist, who sees today's recycling crisis as an…
Bitcoin is often criticized for using up tons of energy. But its carbon footprint may not be that bad.
Roughly 10,000 tons of plastic enter the Great Lakes every year, and scientists want to know where it ends up. There are…
Since China stopped importing 'foreign garbage' in March 2018, scrap – especially plastic – has built up in…
Bio-based plastics made from natural sources break down more easily than conventional plastic, without producing toxic byproducts.…
Research is yielding strategies for making plastics greener and more sustainable. But without support as they scale up,…
As California reels from another devastating fire season, environmental resource scholars explain how the state – and…
Two business professors spent five years studying Walmart's ambition project to bring sustainability to its millions…
A jury concluded on Aug. 10 that exposure to the herbicide Roundup caused Dewayne Johnson's cancer and ordered the company…
With California suffering another devastating wildfire year, more people are wondering about whether and how global warming…
Red tide and a blue-green algae outbreak are fouling hundreds of miles of coast, killing fish and driving tourists away…
There's no precedent for selling oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at a time when there's no market-driven…
In 2015, over 320 million tons of polymers, excluding fibers, were manufactured across the globe.
The Trump administration's move to freeze fuel economy standards reflects a sea change in American energy policy first…
Cells that transmit nerve impulses in the part of elephants' brains responsible for functions such as learning and memory…
Whether they aim to stop pipelines in Virginia or block Pacific Northwest export terminals, organizers are trying to 'keep…