Against the backdrop of global climate change and deteriorating ecological environments, green development and sustainable economic growth have emerged as central concerns for governments and various ...

Since the reform and opening up, heavy-polluting enterprises, such as thermal power and steel, have played an important role in China’s economic development, but their extensive development mode has ...

California sues US EPA over sending emissions rules to Congress for potential reversal The state of California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday after the agency earlier ‌this ...

Offenses ranged from illegal logging to taking over state land, wildlife poaching and trafficking, to illegal fishing, ...

Astrid Puentes’s journey from Bogotá to the UN is shaped by a deep awareness of how environmental harm often mirrors social injustice. Early in her legal career, she confronted cases where pollution ...

In a statement Friday, at the conclusion of her visit to Ireland, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, Astrid Peuntes Riaño, said Ireland should consider ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced plans to roll back environmental regulations, including for the oil and gas industry. How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this ...

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 ...