The renewable-energy business is expected to keep growing, though more slowly, in contrast to fossil fuel companies, which have been hammered by low oil and gas prices.

The 2008 auto bailout led to stricter tailpipe emissions rules. In the “flight shame" era, shouldn’t the aviation industry buck up on fuel efficienc

Will the rush to meet medical and pharmaceutical demand for COVID-19 testing and treatment, lead to a secondary environmental challenge.

Factories were shuttered and streets were cleared across China's Hubei province as authorities ordered residents to stay home to stop the spread of the coronavirus. It seems the lockdown had an unintended benefit — blue skies.

Researchers studying the declines say more lives may end up being saved from air quality improvements than are lost to the virus itself.

In honor of International Women's Day, we recognize courageous executives, investor advocates and policy visionaries who are role models for any gender.

“All of this is our version of what a Green New Deal looks like in operation.”

For the last four years, avoiding 1.5 degrees of warming has been at the top of the climate agenda. But the goal is already out of reach. Where do we go next?

Humans are responsible for 25% to 40% more of the total share of methane emissions than previously estimated, according to a new study in Nature.The methane problem: Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases: about 28 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere, it’s responsible for about a quarter of global warming.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Monday he would donate $10 billion to combat climate change, marking one of the largest individual philanthropic commitments ever to the crucial environmental challenge.The details: "This global initiative will fund scientists, activists, NGOs – any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world," Bezos, the world's richest person, said in an Instagram post unveiling the Bezos Earth Fund.It appears he will donate the money to researchers and advocacy groups, rather than investing it into startups and other for-profit ventures tackling climate change, Axios reported.

From supporting farmers to citizen science, communities are working to protect these vital pollinators.

Two congressional Democrats are planning to roll out legislation that would fight plastic pollution by banning certain types of single-use containers and requiring manufacturers to use more recycled content in

The outdoor recreation product company is expanding its Renewed recommerce program.

Sea level rise threatens cities across the globe. Engineers are looking at relocating infrastructure to buoyant buildings, or very large floating structures. What had once seemed like an exercise in extreme engineering now has taken on an edge of desperate necessity.

With the cruise ships gone and the souvenir stalls closed, the coronavirus lockdown has transformed La Serenissima’s waterways

There is evidence of declining carbon emissions and improved air quality as societies lock down. Experts say potential stimulus funding could present an opportunity to perpetuate these changes.

Social distancing doesn't mean you can't go for a solitary hike in the wilderness.

We know good hygiene is the best way to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, but panic-buying has left stores short on soap and hand sanitizer. Companies ranging from local distilleries to global luxury brands are stepping in to fill the gap.

Horizon Organic is pushing the envelope for the dairy industry with its goal to become carbon positive in just five years — by 2025.

New research looks at how it could get done.

Bristol's airport expansion gets cancelled in a shocking act of doing something meaningful to go carbon neutral.

Electricity from sunlight costs less to generate in India than from coal, a sign the clean-energy source will play a big role as developing nations build out their power grids. A driving force: China’s plunging solar-panel prices.

Real hope for the future of the climate can’t come from admiring the inspirational deeds of others – it has to be earned, writes Diego Arguedas Ortiz.

Global body says 2019 must be 'peak not a pause' and warns trend is in wrong direction in large parts of Asia

This Dutch startup has a new approach to food waste: It takes apple and pear leftovers and turns them into a sugar substitute.