AmeriCorps, the US federal agency that oversees volunteerism and service work, abruptly pulled teams of young people out of a variety of community service projects across the country on Tuesday. The ...

Critics warn that the Trump administration’s plan to transfer public lands could enrich wealthy developers while eliminating access for everyone else.

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...

Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.

Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for ...

The wristbands will also feature a QR code that leads to a survey asking attendees how they traveled to the Earth Night event ...

Soaring egg prices have people flocking to buy chickens of their own, creating a nationwide shortage of chicks.

A new study confirms what residents in Louisiana oil towns have long suspected: They get all the pollution but very few of the jobs.

Nondairy milks — fortified drinks like soy, almond, oat, and rice milk — have varying impacts on the environment and climate, but all of these plant-based alternatives use less land and water than cow ...

The Forest Service says salvage logging is needed to avoid fires. Ecologists and hikers worry that will prioritize profit over ecosystems.

In Seattle, community assemblies are gathering frontline community members to set their own policies around extreme weather.