Enviro.News

Looking back on a whirlwind journey around the world, the 52 Places Traveler revisits the experiences that offered lessons for travel — and life.

Who said a polar research base had to be ugly? Gradually, designers are rethinking how to build for the world’s harshest environment.

The civil rights group is trying to stop state and local branches from accepting money from utilities that promote fossil fuels and then lobbying on their behalf.

The country is venting frustration with Prime Minister Scott Morrison over what many view as a nonchalant response to the disastrous blazes and his unwavering dismissal of climate change.

The administration will propose that federal agencies be allowed to disregard climate change when assessing the environmental effects of major projects.

Fires continue to rage in southeast Australia. If you’re safe, we would like to hear from residents and tourists and see your photos or videos.

Sales doubled in 2019, but the industry’s tipping point — severing ties to the gas pump — still lies ahead. These cars will help make that happen.

At least 43 people have been killed in the most intense rains to strike Jakarta, the country’s capital, since record keeping began.

The Trump administration staffed an E.P.A. advisory panel with its choice of scientists, but they concluded that three significant regulatory rollbacks broke with established science.

Thousands of people fled from their homes as wildfires raged on the last day of the warmest decade on record in Australia.

Bush fire season is nothing new to Australians, but this summer has been calamitous — and it’s far from over.

Also this week, holiday fireworks in Iceland and beyond

A Brooklyn wine bar and restaurant is one of a handful of establishments in different cities that are trying to eliminate waste from their premises.

The German chancellor, in her 15th such address, expressed optimism about the coming decade despite large challenges ahead.

One large mining company is trying to shut illegal operations, which use mercury. The small-scale miners say there’s no other way to earn a living.

In Svalbard, above the Arctic Circle, you can’t be born and you can’t be buried, but you can find renewal in the dark of winter.

It’s true! Some tech companies had a positive social impact this year.

In three years, the administration has diminished the role of science in policymaking while disrupting research projects nationwide. Experts say the effects could be felt for years.

The actress was joined by her “Grace and Frankie” co-star Lily Tomlin to headline a climate rally that offered plenty of chances to get arrested, but few takers.

Many ports — all along the coast of California, in parts of Europe, even in China — have found a solution to idling luxury liners. In New York, they’re still a problem.