Climate Change

Specialized environmental courts are now operating on every continent except Antarctica. What’s behind the boom?

This year’s theme is “end plastic pollution.” That misses the point made by Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson.

Anyone who disregards the threats of climate change “is stupid,” says retired Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw.

With the Climate Listening Project, filmmaker Dayna Reggero offers people a chance to talk — and be heard.

The “extinction capital of the world” could start losing unique plant species in as little as a month if funding disappears.

Dozens of these water-filtering species are at risk of vanishing, and that’s bad news for every living creature that relies on them.

The rules, bemoaned by auto manufacturers, would have reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 540 million metric tons.

Eco-books coming out this April look at the life and death of Cecil the lion, the history of oppressive oil development, and living a zero-waste lifestyle.

Video: The big cats face a long list of threats, from climate change to habitat loss to the illegal pet trade.

With environmental regulations under attack and EPA budgets being slashed, can the destruction of the agency be prevented?