Environment

The Menominee tribe of Wisconsin has sustainably harvested its woods for nearly 170 years, providing a model for foresters worldwide. Amid climate change and other threats to the forest, the tribe continues to follow a traditional code: Let the healthy trees keep growing.

This incident not only highlights the Dali's checkered navigational record but also casts a spotlight on maritime safety standards and the scrutiny applied to vessels with histories of infractions.

Amazon at the crossroads: deforestation and climate change fuel disease risks.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opted to maintain the existing secondary national ambient air quality standards for sulfur and nitrogen oxides.

“It is way beyond time for EPA to exercise the moral and political courage to protect these overburdened communities from the daily assaults on their health and quality of life.”

Warm, dry climate change conditions have made housing in LA's "Wildland-Urban Interface" dangerous.

The Columbia University study offers a comprehensive look at the progress and challenges in air quality improvements across the U.S.

We can clean our environment and strengthen the economy if we start charging polluters for poisoning our skies. It's time we stop investing in dirty fuels.

“The long-term effect of the flooding and repetitive exposure has an effect that can transcend generations.”

“Because of biological vulnerability, developing fetuses and young [children] are disproportionately affected by air pollution and climate change.”