Economics

Using birds to help get rid of pests is proving to be more effective than poisons — and less expensive.

Demand for organic food is growing, but corporations are pushing back to keep consumers in the dark about what they’re eating, says food campaigner Stacy Malkan.

As extreme weather conditions arrive, vulnerable people in migrating populations could find themselves at risk from sexual exploitation or forced labor.

Eco-books coming out this month cover some of the most important topics on the planet — and give you some tools to help.

In many Mexican cities, water is treated as a political bargaining chip – a favor that public officials can trade for votes, bribes or power.

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

The Trump administration is backing away from treaty mandate to “give preferential attention to the solution of all border sanitation problems.”

Ecotourism brings valuable funds for conservation to the islands, but it also delivers a torrent of garbage that could damage this unique ecosystem.

President Trump and Congress ignore the nation’s poorest residents along the U.S.-Mexican border, where an environmental health crisis threatens millions of lives.

An added 25-cents-per-gallon fuel tax would hurt consumers, but something different could benefit the environment.