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Visitors to Washington Square Park on Syracuse’s north side are likely to notice the brightly painted and newly renovated playground. The additions are…

Drug testing might keep kids on the straight and narrow, but it remains controversial. Students said their drug use was more influenced by their school's environment than by the threat of drug tests, according to a survey. But neither seemed to affect teenage drinking.

Tokyo 2020 aims to be the most environmentally friendly games, offsetting carbon emissions and using sustainable materials. But some environmental groups say the symbolism exaggerates the reality.

What we eat plays a role in the health of our environment. Here are some things to consider when trying to make doable changes to improve your impact without breaking the bank.

Volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles to help researchers determine how PFAS -- the substances commonly called forever chemicals -- find their way into water, soil and air.

Scruff the "eco dog" helps clean up his town in central England by fetching hundreds of discarded plastic bottles.

A group of fishermen asked the Supreme Court to gut a nearly 40 year old case that could weaken federal regulations on the environment, health care and food safety.

The ruling to dismiss claims over a landfill in the Rochester area could shape the legal fights to shutter other polluters. The plaintiffs plan to appeal.

There's increasing concern about PFAS, the substances commonly called forever chemicals found throughout the environment. Now volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles throughout the state in an effort to help researchers determine how PFAS find their way in water, soil, and air when there seems to be no obvious source

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Gil Duran, who was communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris when she was California’s state attorney general.