The EPA is drafting new safety measures to protect people and the environment from the toxic effects of paraquat, a widely used herbicide.

Mexico reached a deal to supply water to the U.S. under a seven-decade-old treaty, ending an escalating stalemate ahead of a Saturday deadline, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said.

Senate Judiciary Committee advances the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court.

Germany has to massively accelerate the greening of energy and transportation this decade in order to hit lower European Union emissions targets.

An ambitious hydrogen project in western Australia that seeks to become the world’s largest renewable energy export facility got a boost by winning major project status from the government.

Small businesses are facing a tough choice in the midst of the worst economic crisis in over a century—radically cut greenhouse gas emissions or risk losing their largest clients.

A new venture backed by billionaire Bill Gates is trying to make sure that “forever chemicals” don’t really last that long.

Japan will promote the use of offshore wind generation and battery storage in its new effort to become carbon neutral by 2050, according to a government official, indicating how the nation might change its policies to meet the ambitious goal.

Fracking has emerged as a hot button issue of the 2020 election, with President Donald Trump claiming his political rival will cripple the economy in politically important states such as Pennsylvania by putting an end to the well extraction technique, despite Joe Biden’s assertions to the contrary.

Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to lay off an unspecified number of employees as low oil prices force the company to delay major projects, Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said in an email to staff.