Activism

CLEVELAND—The ailing Cuyahoga river, bloated with industrial pollution, erupted into flames reaching as high as a five story building on...

Hazel Chandler was at home taking care of her son when she began flipping through a document that detailed how...

Lawmakers in Utah are advancing legislation aimed at stopping a growing “rights of nature” movement that has coalesced around efforts...

As Earth’s annual average temperature pushes against the 1.5 degree Celsius limit beyond which climatologists expect the impacts of global...

In late November, scientists identified a North Atlantic right whale, nicknamed Juno, breaching the waters off the coast of Georgetown,...

PHOENIX—One by one, leaders from across Arizona gave speeches touting the importance of water conservation at Phoenix City Hall as...

Climate activists gathered at Costco’s Washington state headquarters on Wednesday with a congratulatory card and cake for the company’s newly...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—With a federal investigation into technically active but non-producing “zombie” mines set to begin in March, a citizens law...

A town in Colorado has appointed two legal guardians to act on behalf of nature—in this case, a section of...

More than 900 chemicals in widespread use could be increasing breast cancer risk, scientists reported in a peer-reviewed study published...