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It turns out that ocean pollution is having an impact on more than just seafood; many sea salt brands could be contaminated by plastic particles, according to a recent study.

A new study backed by the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that about 30 percent of the world's sea level rise can be directly attributed to emissions from fossil fuel producers. And they name names too.

Mars Inc. backd up its words with action as the company promises to invest approximately $1 billion in its “Sustainable in a Generation Plan over the next several years.

That number will rise to almost 100 percent in just a few years.

Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Cargill—who hasn't invested in Memphis Meats at this point?

For the first time ever, Patagonia purchased television airtime. The company will run ads in Montana, Utah and Nevada, states where activists say national monuments are under threat.

The country’s only regional cap-and-trade market set bold, new targets that fly in the face of the Trump administration’s assault on climate policies.

Two anaerobic food digesters will reduce trash bills for the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. By using the digesters to break down organic trash, the casino will reduce its monthly trash load by 20 to 30 tons, according to LehighValleyLive.com. The food digesters use microorganisms to break leftover food ... Read more »

In a step that will embolden more financial institutions to demand more environmental and social disclosures from companies, Vanguard announced it will urge companies to disclose more information about climate change-related risks.

The study, begun under the Obama administration, was examining the health and environmental impacts of mountaintop-removal coal mining in Appalachia.

Taking place on Aug. 21, this total eclipse will be first eclipse in a century that's visible from coast to coast in the the U.S.

The report directly contradicts Trump administration claims about global warming and concludes that temperatures have risen rapidly since 1980.

“When you don’t want to see, you don’t see," the pope says while flying over the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean.

Although somewhat symbolic, the new legislation coincides with the 2040 end of gas and diesel vehicle sales.

The US had the highest rate, with 94% of tap water samples taken from various sites around the country contaminated with plastic particles.

A new entry to the eco-friendly furnishings market offers a collection of furniture and home accessories that comes with a bold set of standards.

New rules that went into effect on Monday forbid the use of plastic grocery bags and call for prison and steep fines for anyone manufacturing or importing them.

A new law makes Connecticut the first state to allow judges to appoint legal advocates to represent animals’ interests in abuse cases. Others are watching its rollout closely.

Their environmental legacy will literally be toxic.

Two Harvard University researchers said in a study published on Wednesday they had collected data proving that Exxon Mobil Corp made "explicit factual misrepresentations" in newspaper ads it purchased to convey its views on the oil industry and climate science.

In a bid to mitigate the effects of the current US administration's anti-climate policies, this campaign is encouraging people to step up the carbon sequestration pace by planting billions of trees.

Home Depot recently announced that it would install solar panels atop at least 50 of its stores in an effort to increase the amount of renewables the company can generate nationwide.

The committee was integral in crafting how the U.S. responds to the greatest threat of our time.

The agency’s political appointees pushed career staff members to draft an order rejecting a ban on a popular pesticide.