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In a stark contrast to recent election years, voters in just two states will decide on environmental issues this November. But there’s still a lot at stake.

Human activities have put the ocean in serious trouble. A bold, Rights of Nature-based proposal aims to turn the tide.

New solutions are being tested to combat health risks from heat waves, particularly in urban “heat islands.”

Human activities have imperiled our waterways — along with almost one-third of freshwater fish and many other aquatic species.

Don’t miss these environmental news stories about innovative laws, rising renewables and a “climate king.”

Saving endangered species sometimes means knowing where they used to live — before scientists started studying them. For that, we need historical ecologists.

Lost in much of the coverage of the region’s water woes is the ecological crisis caused by prolonged drought, climate warming and development.

An upcoming project would change the flow of the Mississippi River and its sediment to make up for land the coast is losing due to climate change and sea-level rise.

These weasel-like small cats haven’t been documented in the country since 1986. A new study suggests it’s time to reintroduce them.

A massive new plastics plant will soon start operating in Pennsylvania, even as support grows for international limits on plastic production.