Layers of blue hug the coast of California, a postcard shoreline recognizable at a glance. But Rosanna Xia has seen beneath the picturesque surface. Xia, an L.A. Times environmental reporter, broke a story in 2020 that as many as half a million barrels of DDT, a toxic chemical banned in the U.S. in 1972, were...

Food Tank is highlighting 20 books about food, agriculture, and the environment that will encourage young readers to reflect on what they eat and the planet. These recipe books, stories of inspiring leaders, and science-based gardening tales celebrate the uplifting power of food to connect us with nature and our communities. These books are sure...

The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s top decision-making body on the environment, opened its seventh session in Nairobi on Monday, aiming to take action on critical environmental challenges amid deep geopolitical divisions. Global emissions have continued to climb, the world is not on track to meet biodiversity goals and negotiations over plastic pollution have reached...