William Nordhaus can recall the precise moment when he became interested in what is now known as “green accounting,” a type of accounting that factors environmental costs and benefits into measures of ...

Development in Northern New Hanover County, including the Sledge Forest project, raises concerns about wetland loss and increased flooding. Wetlands play a crucial role in flood control, water quality ...

Recent data analysis conducted by a human rights advocacy organization found that nearly a dozen international finance institutions directed over $3 billion to animal agriculture in 2023. The majority ...

It's increasingly recognized that to achieve environmental sustainability we need to go beyond superficial fixes and instigate deeper cultural shifts. This means changes to self-identity and ...

Environmental engineering combines scientific and engineering principles to improve and maintain the environment in order to protect human health, natural resources, and natural environments.

EDISTO ISLAND — Across 11 generations and more than three centuries, Tom Austin's family has called the area in and around this sea island home. As Austin drove his car down tree-shaded lanes, he ...

What’s the point of building thousands of new homes if everyone living in them is miserable because our quality of life is destroyed?

Lagos at the Brink: The Fight for a Livable Mega CityLagos is globally is ranked as the 14th most populous city in the world, and the third in Africa. With a bourgeoning population in excess of 20 ...