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Altogether, some 2 billion children worldwide are breathing air that has been deemed a "long term hazard," a report finds. Pollution contributes to around 600,000 deaths annually of kids under age 5.

Major retailers in England issued 7.6 billion single-use plastic bags before a fee was instituted in 2015. In the most recent 12-month period, they cut that to 549 million.

By breeding and migrating earlier, some birds are adapting to climate change. But it's probably not happening fast enough for some species to survive, according to new research.

A few months ago, Chris Junior Anaekwe went viral for getting teens to cleaning dirty gutters in his hometown in Nigeria. How is his anti-trash campaign going?

The deal would compensate water providers for pollution with substances known collectively as PFAS, described as "forever chemicals" because they don't degrade naturally in the environment.

The sponsors of a bill to ban single use plastic bags in New York are optimistic that the measures will be part of the new state budget. But there are…

Bitcoin mining has taken a lot of heat for being harmful to the environment since it requires massive amounts of electricity to generate the invisible currency.

Levels of methane have increased particularly quickly since 2020. Livestock account for about 32% of human-caused methane emissions, the U.N. Environment Program says.

Democrats worry the Trump administration will roll back efforts to limit climate change.

After a while, even the most exciting relationships, jobs and environments lose their spark. But cognitive neuroscientist Tali Sharot says it's possible to fall back in love with life's small joys.