Listening to some politicos on the campaign trail, it's easy to assume that most Americans are against protecting the environment and that government should simply let the market regulate itself. For ...

Many aspects of your daily life impact your mental health, including your living space. When your home gets cluttered and messy, it can negatively impact your mental health, just like a clean space ...

GENEVA — The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday recognized access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally adding its weight to the global fight against climate change and ...

New Mexico's budget relies heavily on oil and gas revenue, but the state also bears the scars of generations of mining and drilling. So when Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, a former law professor and ...

Living and dead whitebark pine stand together at a U.S. Forest Service research and restoration site at the Snowbowl ski area near Missoula, Mont. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Perspective by Scott ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about sustainability law and policy. For the first two weeks in December, the International Court of ...

For almost three years now, Connecticut state legislators have been arguing over whether they should address environmental problems in a way only three other states have tried. With a new legislative ...

As the Group of 20 leaders gather in Cape Town, clean air features on the agenda as a standalone priority for the first time in the forum’s history. The reality, however, is stark. Outdoor air ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) acknowledged Friday that access to a “safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a basic human right for the first time. Despite criticism ...

On July 28, member states of the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt a historic resolution that recognizes that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. While the ...