Environment

This year’s U.N. climate negotiations were seen by activists as a letdown. But a Times reporter found some encouraging signs on the ground in the Brazilian Amazon. The post appeared first on . The post appeared first on .

Federal workers were guaranteed back pay once the government reopened. Some at the National Park Service are still waiting. The post appeared first on . The post appeared first on .

Iran has been battling its worst drought in more than six decades. A blaze in the north has now eaten through parts of the old treasure. The post appeared first on . The post appeared first on .

Industrialization in the mostly rural northern part of the state has some residents pushing for protection of the region’s dark skies. The post appeared first on . The post appeared first on .

Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare. The post appeared first on . The post appeared first on .

The first U.S. absence in the history of the talks created an opening, diplomats said, for oil-producing nations to push their agenda. The post appeared first on . The post appeared first on .

After four decades of research, a scientist returns to the Amazon in an effort to change the behavior that has lead to years of environmental crisis. The post appeared first on . The post appeared first on .