From the time you get up in the morning until you go to bed at night, and even while you are asleep, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency affects your life. The air you breathe, the water you ...

Former President Donald Trump dismantled the pillars of U.S. climate policy when he exited the Paris climate accord and rolled back more than 100 regulations to protect air, water, endangered species ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency was already reeling from massive staff cuts and dramatic shifts in priority and policy. A government shutdown raises new questions about how it ...

Climate change and environmental crises such as deforestation are critical problems in refugee situations. UNHCR estimates that 20-25 million trees are cut down in and around refugee settlements each ...

Banner for the CT Environmental Rights Amendment on the steps of the Old State House Credit: Jan Ellen Sipegel / CT Mirror The Supreme Court has been undermining environmental regulations at the ...

The Trump budget proposal for the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t just slash funding for the EPA. It contains a less-noticed but important policy shift: eliminating federal enforcement where ...

The Gulf Environmental Protection and Stewardship Board at the National Academies explores the varied environments of the Gulf--including terrestrial, freshwater, coastal, and marine systems. The work ...

The ocean covers about 71 percent of the earth's surface. It is the cradle of life and the source of human civilization. The marine eco-environment is essential to the ecological balance of the planet ...