Amid rollbacks of the Clean Power Plan and other environmental regulations at the federal level, several U.S. states, cities, and towns have resolved to take matters into their own hands... more

Changes would allow officials to consider costs, and not just science more

The Trump administration on Monday rolled out some of the broadest changes in decades to enforcement of the landmark Endangered Species Act, allowing the government to put an economic cost on saving a species and other changes critics... more

Cities across Europe are trialling schemes such as roof gardens and 'mobile forests' to embed more nature into urban areas in an effort to protect their citizens from climate change... more

We need trees in our lives. This past summer, Adelaide experienced the hottest temperature ever recorded in an Australian state... more

New York City's residential population, business population and number of tourists continues to grow, and our streets have become more crowded as pedestrians and motor vehicles compete for the same finite spaces. While many American sprawl... more

When pollsters informed President Donald Trump that he faces political exposure in the 2020 election with swing voters on environment policy, he decided to... more

Vaping companies sue US government to delay review of electronic cigarettes more

The Trump administration's rejection of Utah's plan to partially expand Medicaid could forestall a middle path for other states wrestling with coverage of more low-income people under President Barack Obama's signature health-care... more

Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the 'urban heat island effect' that causes cities to sizzle in the summer, according to a team of engineers. more

Vaping companies sue US government to delay review of electronic cigarettes more

The rise of Candida auris, a deadly fungus spurring outbreaks in the United States and worldwide, may have been aided by climate change. more

Looking at climate change action campaigns and media coverage in the United States, one might get the idea that only white, upper-middle-class people are... more

It's time to take soil seriously. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states with very high confidence in its latest report, land degradation represents "one of the biggest and most urgent challenges" that humanity faces. more

At last count, there were over 500 rankings that pit cities around the world against each other: from the most intricately measured... more

The five U.S. cities most at risk of coastal flooding from rising sea levels are in various stages of preparedness. more

President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in buying Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. more

New research shows dramatically rising visits to emergency departments (ED) related to alcohol, especially for women, with a 175% increase... more

Trump administration to tighten opioid prescription rules for federal health plan more

Last year, Dr. Ronny Jackson, then the White House physician, gave Donald Trump a standard test to detect early signs of dementia — and... more

Many of the consequences of climate change are well reported in the press: rising seas, more severe storms, droughts and floods, and increasing numbers of heat-related illness and... more

New research has found that in 15 major cities in the global south, almost half of all households lack access to piped utility water, affecting more than 50 million people. Access is lowest in... more

In his response Monday to mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, President Donald Trump called for an expansion of... more

A study from the University of Toronto Mississauga reveals new clues about an earthquake that rocked Argentina's San Juan province in the 1950s. The results add important data about one of the... more

Joshua trees, an iconic species of the arid southwestern United States, may totally disappear by the end of the century because of climate change,... more

Trump administration moves to enforce rule barring family planning clinics from referring women for abortions more

In a future when self-driving and other internet-connected cars share the roads with the rest of us, hackers could not only wreck the occasional vehicle but possibly compound attacks to... more

Africa's booming cities face a toilet crisis; just 14 free public ones in Uganda's capital more

California's sweeping deal with four major automakers last week to boost gas mileage standards and cut tailpipe emissions wasn't the first time the Golden State has outmaneuvered the Trump administration, which has been planning... more

Four population groups of Pacific salmon in California, Oregon, and Idaho are especially vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study in the open-access journal... more