ENVIRONMENT

A new study in the journal Science found the decline of bats in the United States had come at a deadly cost to humans.

Experts worry about the chemicals in those gel kits ordered online.

C-Quest Capital claimed it could improve people’s lives in Africa with cleaner cookstoves. But it promised more than it could deliver in selling carbon credits on a vast scale.

The Volos chamber of commerce said the dead fish created an overwhelming stench. More than 160 tons of fish have been removed, local media reported.

Houston faces choices confronting many U.S. cities. Billions of federal dollars are available for them to upgrade rail and bike transit, but some are balking.

A significant die-off of brown pelicans in California has scientists searching for answers.

Kushner’s use of foreign funds is again coming under scrutiny. Environmentalists fear his planned resort could destroy a delicate ecosystem.

Without a national mandate to test school drinking water for lead, U.S. children are often exposed to lead in their school drinking water.

Frances Perkins served as Labor secretary under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, helping to establish Social Security and the federal minimum wage.

The pesticide, known as DCPA, is known to harm fetuses and “needs to be removed from the market immediately,” an EPA official said.

The peregrine falcon is the fastest living thing on earth — when diving. We set out to find the bird that could win a gold medal in horizontal flight.

Many residents of Stehekin, Wash., which is accessible only by ferry, have defied an evacuation order as the Pioneer Fire approaches.

One key risk you can try to control at outdoor events: dehydration.

This historic warm spell in East Antarctica is an ominous example of the temperature spikes this polar climate could experience more of in a warming world.

Butte County authorities say a witness saw Stout push a burning car down a ravine prior to the ignition of what is now California’s biggest fire of the year.

The Crown Estate, the monarchy’s real estate firm, owns much of the seabed surrounding Britain.

The Great Salt Lake released 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2020, researchers found — more evidence that dried-out lakes are a significant source of emissions.

Environmentalists have praised her climate record. Possible running mates from battleground states may take a more cautious stance.