The federal government's purse for road maintenance depends on the 18 cents per gallon gasoline tax that the growing population of EVs has been evading.

The government-backed project is aimed at preventing flooding in downstream areas but the possible environmental impact on local communities could outweigh the dam's benefits.

Zoo scholar Natascha Meuser reflects on the connection between zoo architecture and the natural environment, the balance between science and slick branding, and the zoo building's hybrid role as a prison, theater, and museum.

In a new paper, a team of scientists cautions that plans to add more than 3,700 miles of roads in the next few years could seriously endanger biological wealth.

The country's historic 2016 peace deal with former FARC guerrillas closed a chapter on a half-century of armed conflict but also caused rapidly accelerating forest loss in remote regions of the country.

Researchers at the Polar Science Center recently released their monthly PIOMAS model of the sea ice volume average in the Arctic for the month of June—and it revealed a grim decline.

The need to restore forest, both to protect biodiversity and to stabilize the climate, is urgent, experts say.

A growing body of research suggests that human-dense cities and flourishing wildlife aren't incompatible after all.

Those rugged looks may be attractive, but a new study links them to anti-environmental attitudes.

The Michigan journalist talks about her new book, the state of Flint's water, and how we reckon with a negligent government.

Australian plant ecologist Brenton Ladd wants to reengineer the notoriously nutrient-poor soils in the Amazon, and, in the process, save the world's trees. But first, he has to convince Peruvian farmers and non-profits—and occasionally, his own research team—that he's not just another gringo with a strange idea.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed the package, which allocates $64 million to immediate rebuilding efforts to restore existing communications networks in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

December is here, but warm temperatures are setting records nationwide.

A year-long investigation into the multi-million-dollar charcoal market and how it moves from the villages of Myanmar into Chinese smelters.

The country presiding over the United Nations climate summit rotates every year, but experts say location matters less than leadership.

While diplomats travel to Germany, we're sending our reporter to the front lines.

Fatal collisions between ships and blue whales are far too common. Luckily, there are scientists creating new technology to fix that.

The LEO Network is bringing together scientists and citizens to monitor climate change and spot trends.

The Zero Waste Guidelines are aimed at helping the city reach its goal of sending no garbage to landfills by 2030.

Conservation burials are one step beyond green burials, and may set aside a couple of square miles for wildlife a year.

As the state wins praise for its progressive climate policies, refinery emissions vex people in low-income communities. Things may get worse.

Researchers in Tokyo discovered a strain of herpes contained in a "jumping gene" found in fish and humans—the implications are still unknown.

The National Weather Service says the storm could be among the strongest ever recorded during the month of October in New England.

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels held steady in 2016. But we still need big cuts to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.