Increasing demand for this seemingly abundant and common material harms human and natural communities — and fuels a lucrative and dangerous illegal industry.

The unanticipated environmental effects of inhalers underscore the contradictions of piecemeal climate solutions.

Before the next global meeting on plastics, we need more transparency and disclosure around the corporate stakeholders wielding influence there.

Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have stopped falling.

Wood-pellet companies have devastated forests in the Southeast and New England. Now they’re looking to expand.

Its growth driven to epic levels by climate change and fertilizer runoff, sargassum puts dozens of species — and people — at risk.

To solve plastic pollution, we need nontoxic, reusable materials — not more single-use disposable products.

As the Russian invasion rages on, two species of crane make their annual migration into ancestral habitats that have become a battlefield.

Ongoing research finds that trashcans can feed and boost crow populations, which comes with a potentially deadly cost for some other bird species.

These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.