BeyondKONA: Politics & Policy

As students around the world plan for a March 15 climate strike, one leader says, “It’s my future on the line.&rdquo […]

Social programs and much scientific attention are now devoted to fostering youthful connections to nature — yet what about adults? […]

For months, Clovis dairy farmer Art Schaap has been watching his life go down the drain. The 54-year-old second-generation dairy farmer learned last August […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider limiting the scope of a landmark law aimed at curbing water pollution in a dispute pitting […]

The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program's record signifies the nonprofit's growth and an increasingly dangerous landscape for wildlife. […]

According to the UN, women are the world's best bet in the fight for a climate change free planet. So, how are women responding? […]

Global elevator companies are hard at work to overcome the challenges associated with growing urbanization. […]

The city's plan to reduce truck traffic could bring the little-used Bay Ridge line rumbling back to life. […]

Corporate managers accused of directing an extensive fraud in the cleanup of San Francisco's toxic shipyard led similar projects at nearby Treasure Island. […]

Nearly 5 million American high school and middle school students used tobacco products in 2018, with a dramatic increase in e-cigarette use anchoring the […]

In setting pollution rules, the Trump administration has actively sought out advice from industry lobbyists and the scientists they employ. One of these is Ed […]

Plastic pollution is a "threat to human life and human rights" and, in order to stem this problem, we have to overhaul how we produce, use and dispose of it, […]

Behind the scenes, critics say, the Western Energy Alliance is driving the agenda of the department, helping oil and gas companies gain easier access to […]

Black people in the U.S have had a sacred relationship with soil that far surpasses enslavement and sharecropping. […]

Thirst CEO Mina Guli is running the marathons to raise awareness about the global water crisis. […]

EPA officials' cleanup plan for the former West Calumet Housing Complex was overwhelmingly rejected by the community — for a second time — at […]

Potentially harmful toxins known as SVOCs are ubiquitous in indoor environments. […]

India has proposed incentives worth 885 billion rupees ($12.4 billion) to encourage power plants to install equipment to curb emissions and to develop […]

Solar power supporters will come together Sunday in Wilkinsburg for the Pennsylvania Solar Congress, a free public conference on the state of solar energy in […]

Experts say the dams, along with climate change, are heating the water and killing salmon. […]

A draft operating plan released Friday calls for a shift to natural gas and distributed generation. […]

Climate change has made urban pollution more dangerous and thunderstorms more destructive. […]

As global demand for biofuel increases, plantations are crowding out traditional farming in Guatemala,which has spurred land and water quarrels. […]

An estimated $8 billion in savings in five years could be achieved if just a third of all major transmission projects were opened up to competition. […]

The Caribbean will be one of the areas of focus at the two-day Planetary Security Initiative at the Novetel Den Haag World Forum in The Hague, which starts […]

As Australian real estate businesses respond to myriad natural catastrophes this summer, agents expect business clean-ups to continue long after waters and […]

As warming brings earlier spring rains in the Arctic, more permafrost thaws, releasing more methane in a difficult-to-stop feedback loop, research shows. […]

A tiny island rodent, the Bramble Cay melomys, has become the first known demise of a mammal because of human-induced climate change. […]

Researchers from about 100 institutions across India, present a comprehensive picture of the deaths, diseases and reduced life expectancy caused by polluted […]

The controversial legal bill will allow citizens to sue a polluter on behalf of the lake and for penalties to be imposedIn early August 2014, Crystal Jankowski […]

How can it have the most impact? […]

Without a strong support base, centrist politicians lack the authority to tackle difficult issues such as climate changeLast week, the journal Biological […]

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Scheme will match donations to NGO up to £2m to help reduce ocean plastic pollutionA UK government-backed campaign to build recycling bases in Pakistan […]

Marine park authority fear freshwater bleaching after scientists report ‘extensive’ flood plumes and drop in water salinity Freshwater bleaching of […]

Birds’ eggs in High Arctic contain chemical additives used in plasticsScientists have warned about the impact of plastic pollution in the most pristine […]

Scientists say roast meal can make household air dirtier than in sixth most polluted cityCooking a Sunday roast can drive indoor air pollution far above the […]

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Activists say ‘post-apocalyptic’ scenes in Kuzbass highlight manmade ecological disasterResidents of a coalmining region in Siberia have been […]

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Tameside head came up with idea after noticing increase in asthma among childrenPrimary school pupils in Greater Manchester have started patrolling the streets […]

Cool change sees dust storm dump fine particles over eastern Australia, with a pink hue over Sydney and cars coated in dust Large parts of New South Wales and […]

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