On 14 August, exhausted UN delegates filed into a windowless plenary hall, after hours of intensive debate and little sleep, to watch their hopes of a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution ...

Once a driving force behind Japan’s economic growth and a key industry, the textile sector is now referred to as a “declining industry” due to fierce international competition from countries like ...

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Most people are “very” or “extremely” concerned about the state of the natural world, a new global public opinion survey shows. Just under 40 percent of respondents said technological advances can ...

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, ...

Whether it’s investigating pollution or protecting elephants, Dhruv Rungta is driven to find workable answers Finding answers to this question led Dhruv Rungta to one of the most intense experiences ...

John MacFarlane believes residents have too long dealt with various forms of pollution in underserved neighborhoods, particularly in the east Fort Worth and Northside communities. These areas of the ...

The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss ...

As Earth day arrives, residents may be curious what the top environmental concerns are facing the city of Chicago, and what they can do to help. A new report recently released shows what it calls the ...