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The administration will end large-scale logging of old-growth trees in “America’s Amazon" as part of its effort to fight global climate change.

Cutting emissions more urgent than ever, say scientists, with forest producing more than a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year

The proposals, expected Wednesday, are likely to be more ambitious and specific than other countries’ efforts to fight climate change and may include a border tax on imports deemed to be polluting.

“If we don’t like it, then we need to work harder to reduce emissions,” warned the University of British Columbia scientist who calculated the massive toll.

The long read: The effects of ‘weird weather’ were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom

A federal bill that includes "extended producer responsibility" for waste is dividing environmentalists and renewing questions about corporate support.

UK startup Ellipsis Earth is using drones and computer software to map trash around the world.

But the vast majority of Barbie products are still made with virgin plastic.

The Coca Cola Company and The Ocean Clean-Up project have announced they will be collaborating on a ground-breaking partnership to clean up some of the world’s worst polluting rivers - and collect plastic waste which can be recycled to make new bottles.

A spokesperson for Shell said the company "fully expect to appeal today's disappointing court decision."

The new project will be over 20 times larger than anything built in the US.

World faces ‘abrupt jump’ in pace of ice loss around 2060 unless emissions reduced to meet Paris agreement goals, study warns

Reducing emissions in a few of the world’s most populous cities could have an outsized impact on climate change.

Microsoft announced new plans for how it purchases renewable energy, which will require changes to the electricity grids to which it connects.

Partners turn carbon emissions into fabric

Plummeting sunny day solar prices are undermining the economic case to build more solar farms – and putting climate goals at risk.

Corporations and nations are touting plans to suck greenhouse gases out of the air. But the crucial priority this decade is slashing emissions.

Pesticide manufacturers that have long dodged regulation by the EPA now face billions in damages for causing cancer, brain damage, and Parkinson’s disease.

Another big direct-air capture plant is moving ahead, but a new study finds we may need to build many more before the economics start to make sense.

Yes, planting new trees can help. But intact wild areas are much better. The world needs to treat warming and biodiversity loss as two parts of the same problem, a new report warns.

Environmental groups support the projects, as long as they're done responsibly for biodiversity.

Chile has unanimously passed a law that eliminates disposable plastic food packaging and mandates percentages of refillable beverage bottles.

Climate change has pushed the region into “megadrought” territory.

COVID-19 took a toll on solar employment, but compensation is now comparable to other energy industry jobs, according to a new report.

Fueled with money from Wall Street and local officials, automakers plan to build eight million electric cars a year there, more than Europe and North America combined.