An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...

Indigenous land restitution in Chile came with a mixed bag of environmental outcomes and did not boost natural forest cover, according to a new study published in Nature Sustainability. While the…

By Ralph Nader July 24, 2026 “Leader Jeffries, President Trump is calling.” HJ: “Hello, Mr. President, this is a rare occasion!” DT: “Well, Hakeem, I want to have a confidential talk with you on a sec...

“What motivates us most is being able to say, ‘I take care of the environment, I don’t cut down trees, and my coffee will be valued more highly,’” said Victoria Alverca Peña, a farmer for 25 years…

In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.

New research concludes immigrants have founded or cofounded most of America’s privately held startup companies valued at $1 billion or more.

BOGOR, Indonesia — In a village bordering Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park on the Indonesian island of Java, local people browse a row of fabrics carrying impressions of plants and the silhouette…

As Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Clayton Tucker supports the right for every farmer to raise hemp, and adults to consume hemp products, without undue interference from government or corporations.

As the global pollution crisis caused by manufacturing and disposing of single-use plastics continues to grow, researchers have developed a non-toxic plastic alternative derived from the hemp plant—a ...

Bioplastics derived from biomass show promise as sustainable alternatives to petrochemical plastics, but their adoption is hindered by their inferior mechanical properties and processability. Here, th...

Trump’s Iran war will only accelerate the process.

SunZia has quietly begun sending enormous amounts of wind power to California, as President Donald Trump works to thwart the wind industry.

Pennsylvania is taking steps to expand geothermal energy, as lawmakers move to regulate the emerging industry and the Shapiro administration announces new feder

A recent study in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science shows why community engagement in forest restoration is a win-win game. The research documents a three-decade-long land restoration…