Facing a summer of intense blazes across the West, the U.S. Forest Service is short more than one-quarter of its firefighting force after layoffs and retirements, internal documents show.Kylie Mohr ...

As the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Gold King mine blowout approaches, Silverton residents say federal cleanup efforts have yet to stem the constant flow of metal-laden water into the Animas ...

Environmental advocates say the new Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement weakens mandatory nutrient-reduction rules and could stall restoration gains.Aman Azhar reports for Inside Climate News.In ...

Mineral owners across North Dakota say monthly checks have shrunk by as much as half since 2015 as producers subtract pipeline and processing costs not spelled out in decades-old leases.Jacob Orledge ...

As Trump’s administration guts American science programs, Europe scrambles to build up its own climate data networks to avoid being left in the dark.Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Sarah Marsh ...

Young, right-leaning activists trying to green the GOP are colliding with a White House that is selling off public lands and ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed repeal of its 2009 endangerment finding last week is part of an unprecedented shift away from environmental safeguards and science-based ...

A landmark Lancet analysis warns that surging plastic output is driving disease, premature death, and mounting economic losses worldwide.Damian Carrington reports for The Guardian.In short:Global ...

Delegates gathering in Geneva this week confront last-minute splits over production caps and hazardous chemicals as they try to finish a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution.Jamie Durrani ...

At a recent hearing, Kerrville residents described a chaotic official response to the July 4 Hill Country floods that left bodies unaccounted for and an oil-coated lake still undrained.Saul Elbein ...

Canada’s Parliament approved the One Canadian Economy Act, or Bill C-5, on June 26, clearing a shortcut for pipelines, mines, and other “national-interest” projects meant to shore up economic autonomy ...

Scientists warn that a tire preservative that breaks down into a lethal compound for coho salmon is spreading through waterways and want this week's United Nations plastics treaty talks to restrict it ...