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In a momentous decision that will affect vast swaths of American life, the Supreme Court made it far more difficult for federal agencies to issue rules that carry out broad mandates from Congress.

In cities like Montreal, riding a bike can be an efficient, environmentally friendly and cheap way to get around. A group of women are trying to get more women on bikes.

Ten years after countries promised to cut climate pollution in the Paris Agreement, countries plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels that would be consistent with that deal.

President Biden has issued an executive order blocking drilling for oil in more than 625 million acres of U.S. ocean. It's the largest such move in history, but is almost guaranteed to be challenged under the incoming Trump administration.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, a member of the Democratic Party, about provisions in the debt ceiling bill approaching a Senate vote.

Schlossberg, an environmental journalist and a daughter of Caroline Kennedy, has died, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said. She revealed her battle with acute myeloid leukemia last month.

It's the latest corner of the human body where tiny bits of plastic have turned up -- the testicles. Exposure to environmental toxins like microplastics are believed to be contributing to the global decline in sperm count in humans.

Virginia's climate law requires 100% renewable energy by 2050. The commonwealth is also known as the data center capital of the world. Can those ambitions coexist?

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

Many lawmakers from the Hudson Valley support Governor Hochul agenda, "Let Them Build", but environmentalists are critical and some say it should prioritize affordable housing.