Economics

New research shows how policies blocking cleaner energy sources, often inspired by persistent disinformation, harm the communities that adopt them.

As demand for electric vehicles ramps up, environmental stumbling blocks have emerged.

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.

“We’re training a workforce of solar warriors,” says the cofounder of Indigenized Energy Initiative.

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

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

But there are steps we can take to bring nature to our communities and empower them to protect it.

Can state agencies ensure conservation when hunters pay the bills and ranchers determine wildlife policy?

A Viennese repair bonus is keeping thousands of items out of the junkyard and inspiring other cities.

This heavily exploited species just got a temporary reprieve, but new protections come with a ticking clock.