A Supreme Court environmental case being decided this month is the product of a coordinated, multiyear strategy by Republican attorneys general and conservative allies.

A shortage of chemical fertilizer, worsened by the war in Ukraine, has growers desperate. It just so happens that human urine has the very nutrients that crops need.

The overall threat to the animals from climate change remains, but a new finding suggests that small numbers might survive for longer as the Arctic warms.

Bayou Dave, a modern-day Sisyphus, has spent the last dozen years ridding a trash-choked Houston waterway of plastic and Styrofoam.

Proposed regulations would require charging stations built with federal dollars to be located no more than 50 miles apart.

Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City.

Humans pumped 36 billion tons of the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere in 2021, more than in any previous year. It comes from burning oil, gas and coal.

The Environmental Performance Index, published every two years by researchers at Yale and Columbia, found only Denmark and Britain on sustainable paths to net-zero emissions by 2050.

When heat waves hit, everyone suffers. But the pain will not be shared equally throughout New York City. Here, the neighborhoods where climate inequality will hurt the most.

Legislators and their allies are running an aggressive campaign that uses public money and the law to pressure businesses they say are pushing “woke” causes.

The E.P.A. has proposed to ban the disposal of mining waste in the Bristol Bay watershed, a decision that very likely means the end of the Pebble Mine project.

Blistering spring temperatures have devastated crops of the country’s most beloved fruit. “The soul of a farmer shudders at seeing these fruitless trees,” one grower said.

The automaker, which owns Jeep and Ram, is seeking to catch up in a global race to build electric cars and trucks.

A global buyers’ club of more than 50 companies, including Microsoft and Ford Motor, say they will buy “green” steel, aluminum and other commodities by 2030.

The legal battle over the gravel route could gut an environmental law that the 39th president called one of his highest achievements.

The global south contributes little to climate change yet suffers disproportionately from its effects. Join New York Times journalists and leading experts as they share their visions for an equitable, climate-resilient future.

This year’s outlook from NOAA forecasters predicts between 14 to 21 named storms, with between six and 10 expected to reach hurricane strength.

Buying a solar energy system can be expensive and confusing. Here are some things to think about if you are in the market for solar panels.

In India, the large mammals see trash in village dumps as a buffet, but researchers found they are inadvertently consuming packaging and utensils.

Some faculty and students at Stanford want the university to reject industry donations. It’s the latest clash in a wider battle over whether to shun oil and gas money.

Warming since preindustrial times has made the extreme heat in South Asia, now in its third month, at least 30 times more likely.

Voters rejected the deny-and-delay approach that has made Australia a global laggard on emission cuts. But how far the new government will go remains to be seen.

Heavy rains have washed away towns, villages and infrastructure, as extreme weather events become more common in South Asia.

The puzzling coronavirus cases highlight ongoing surveillance challenges and blind spots.

The Northeast, from Delaware to Maine, has the highest likelihood of being extra-hot, along with parts of the West.

Many values espoused by the World Economic Forum — globalization, liberalism, free market capitalism, representative democracy — are under attack.

Ambitious goals, messaging and enforcement put the nation at the top of the sustainability pack, serving as a model as the World Economic Forum pushes to end plastic waste.

While voters are most focused on cost-of-living issues, the opposition Labor Party has made the election a referendum on the conduct of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Production problems in China and Elon Musk’s pursuit of Twitter are leading investors to wonder whether the electric car company is worth as much as they thought.

Corporate climate pledges are everywhere. Some are solid, others definitely are not.

Skiing, hiking and dogsledding will never be the same in Svalbard, Norway, which has warmed more than twice as quickly as the rest of the Arctic. The islands may be isolated, but the changes aren’t.

As climate change fuels grim discoveries across the West, Las Vegas is awash in bets on the identity of a suspected murder victim dumped in a barrel.

In Europe, “rewilding” is aiding the reintroduction of key animal species, including bison, which visitors can track in the forests and meadows of western Romania.

More than 1,200 species of arachnids are part of a largely unregulated global marketplace, according to a new study.

S&P cited racial discrimination claims in deciding to exclude the electric carmaker from a listing of socially responsible companies.

Now guarding trees in Lower Manhattan, the poet and author of “Chelsea Girls” says: “Things that might have once been corny to me don’t feel corny anymore.”

Carbon credits could eventually play an important role in fighting climate change, but right now a few dollars’ worth won’t change much.

Meet Shawn Seipler, the founder of Clean the World. The nonprofit recycles partially used soap left behind from hotel guests for those in need.

A new proposal would significantly rewrite E.U. rules on renewable energy, ending subsidies for biomass like wood pellets.

Researchers used new data to calculate fire threats to homes and other properties throughout the lower 48 states. We made a map.

The billionaire and former mayor of New York City will fund programs in 10 developing countries.

They’re quieter and better for the climate. But snow and water create new technological challenges for designers.

An ad led to Domingo Morales falling in love with compost. A windfall is helping him spread the word.

The identity of the Seri is integrally tied to their natural environment, which in recent years has been susceptible to an increasing number of existential threats.

The lone star tick can trigger an allergic reaction to red meat in those bitten. Now this arachnid’s territory is expanding.

The country has been hit hard by wildfires and other climate disasters, but it’s also making tons of money from fossil fuels.

Climate change sharply increased the chances of catastrophic rains in the country’s east, a team of researchers has found.

Stacy McAnulty’s “Save the People!” employs humor to call middle grade readers to action.

The agency has announced a series of policies intended to elevate those efforts, including the creation of an office meant to address the “harm caused by environmental crime, pollution and climate change.”

Republicans link the move to rising gas prices while the administration said it was a result of conflicting legal opinions and a lack of interest among bidders.