Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid ‘pointless plastic'
The global theme for Earth Day on Monday is planet vs. plastic. The environmental movement is calling for “the end of plastics for the sake of human and planetary health.”
The global theme for Earth Day on Monday is planet vs. plastic. The environmental movement is calling for “the end of plastics for the sake of human and planetary health.”
The cement industry is one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide and is responsible for some 8% of global emissions each year. But demand for cement, an ingredient for concrete, keeps growing as the world constructs more buildings.
Europe’s highest human rights court has ruled that its member nations must better protect their citizens from the consequences of climate change.
A rare earthquake struck New Jersey and parts of New York. Experts explain why it could happen more often.
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work at a mine less than 10 miles from the rim of the Grand Canyon.
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This small Louisiana town was once a lively community with deep roots. Now, locals call it a ghost town.
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A new analysis of his forecast shows a coin toss would be more accurate, with shorter and warmer winters impacting the annual tradition.
The EPA’s newest assessment of water quality and nutrient pollution in U.S. rivers and streams shows almost no progress on cutting the nitrogen pollution that comes primarily from farm chemical runoff.
January 2024 is on track to be so warm that for the first time a 12-month period will exceed the 1.5-degree threshold, according to the European climate agency Copernicus Copernicus.
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For most Americans dreaming of a white Christmas, this year’s prospects aren’t good.
California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses.
Flood risk and climate change are pushing millions of people to move from their homes, according to a new study by the risk analysis firm First Street Foundation.
As the U.S. tries to restore a key forest ecosystem in the Southeast, landowners must light more fires on private property.
At UN climate talks in Dubai, cameras are everywhere and that has some worried.