Today, we join our global community in the celebration of Earth Day. During this time, we often focus on the actions being taken to shape a sustainable future, but this year I want to focus on the ...

Our annual election is a time when citizens across our community and state have the opportunity to come together and make their voices heard. Each ballot cast helps shape the policies and priorities ...

Ridhima Pandey began her fight for climate protection when she was a child. Growing up in Uttarakhand, she witnessed the devastating effects of flash floods and landslides, which inspired her to act.

The Old Testament commands we treat our neighbors as ourselves for we were strangers in the land of Egypt. I see too little respect for that biblical command honored both here and abroad, but I wish ...

Faced with growing legislative and consumer demands for change, industry executives and governments are looking for ways to make a difference and address issues surrounding climate change. In fact, ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Bridget Cevero of the Maritime Aquarium, left, and Annalisa Paltauf of Save the Sound, hold up the 35.75 pounds of trash collected by volunteers at the cleanup at Sherwood Island State Park last year.

Our environment has a silent but profound influence on our daily behaviors. While many assume that habits are built (and broken) on sheer willpower and motivation, the reality is that our surroundings ...

Dear Dallas city managers: In the face of this drought, regularly mowing the dead grass of Dallas parks and medians is a waste of time, manpower and fuel. And that is to say nothing of the pollution ...

The Cape Town and Rio Declarations are not the end of this work but the beginning of it. They remind us that the law is not ...