The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework states that plastic pollution must be eliminated by 2030. So why haven't we enacted measures that make a real difference?

Explore how uneconomic growth harms the environment and society, outweighing short-term benefits. Learn why sustainable practices are crucial for future economic policies.

Nearly every day of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, his administration came out with new attacks on the environment. On a single day in March, for example, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to roll back more than two ...

President-elect Trump’s electoral victory will likely mean a significant shift in U.S. energy and environmental policy. Stan Meiburg, who served as both a career official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a political official under the ...

The announcement comes just days after NPR revealed the administration had secretly rewritten safety and environmental standards.

All around us, we're seeing the effects of climate change. The land is ravaged by fires, storms, floods and other disasters that might make one think that the world is ending.

The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, evolution, and chemistry. But environmental studies ...

Gov. Tony Evers said he believes Wisconsin can take advantage of economic gains from massive data centers while protecting the environment.

Last week, the Trump administration announced plans to gut nearly every rule, program and office at the Environmental Protection Agency. This is just the latest step in a seismic shift of the federal government’s approach to public health and ...

The AI boom has caused a huge surge in energy consumption, so how is the tech industry thinking about its environmental footprint as it invests in new AI models? Emily Kwong, host and reporter for NPR's Short Wave podcast, finds out what solutions are ...

Amid growing concerns about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, Google says it has calculated the energy required for its Gemini AI service: Sending a single text prompt consumes as much energy as watching television for nine seconds.