Environment

Former French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot, who faces accusations of serious sexual assault and rape, denied the claims on Wednesday and announced he was “definitively quitting public life.” Hulot appeared...

At least 24 people have fallen ill in recent weeks after consuming Chesapeake Bay oysters that were contaminated by raw sewage. The sicknesses occurred after state officials reportedly failed to...

The US online retail giant Amazon on Monday announced that it intends to largely do away with plastic packaging in Germany by the end of the year. The Seattle-based company...

WASHINGTON — A Democratic plan to impose a fee on methane emissions from oil and gas wells has cleared a key hurdle, but it faces strong opposition from the oil...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Parts of downtown Des Moines have been so transformed in the past decade by new apartments, trendy shops and microbreweries, it’s sometimes hard to reconcile the...

Pope Francis on Sunday praised young people for their efforts to protect the Earth’s environment and told them to “be the critical conscience of society.” Francis celebrated Mass in St....

WASHINGTON — After talking the climate talk at U.N. negotiations in Scotland, the Biden administration now tests whether a divided United States can walk the climate walk: push a massive...

Prince William is the preferred choice as next king for more than half of Brits while only a quarter want Prince Charles, who is in line to succeed Queen Elizabeth...

Wet wipes and ketchup sachets could be banned in England under plans to tackle plastic pollution, the Government will announce today. The plans are the next step in the Government’s...

SALEM, Ore. — The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the nomination of Charles “Chuck” Sams III as National Park Service director, which will make him the first Native American to...