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In lieu of clear legislation, many individuals, communities and environmental groups are banding together to sue the makers of single-use plastic products, looking to address the gap with litigation.

The proposal focuses on a technique that fills the atmosphere with particles, reflecting part of the sun’s heat and light into space.

The world’s top decision-making body on the environment is meeting in Kenya's capital on Monday to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity.

The catchphrase aims to emulate the success of "net zero" in climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague and open to greenwashing

The UN environment assembly resolution is being hailed as the biggest climate deal since the 2015 Paris accord.

Air pollution kills more people than malaria, HIV/AIDS, and TB combined but receives only one per cent of development aid.

A global agreement to curb plastic pollution is a few steps closer to becoming a reality after several countries, including the European Union — but not Canada — backed a draft resolution that will speed up negotiations towards an agreement. 

A new report from the body says the financial value of our ecosystems must be considered to avoid "irreversible" degradation to biodiversity and land.

It can be tempting to succumb to pessimism in a world touched by human consumption, but on World Environment Day, two prominent climate leaders are spreading a resounding message of hope.