Environment

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s drive to build a new canal to bypass the Bosphorus faces a formidable opponent: Istanbul mayor and likely presidential contender Ekrem Imamoglu.

Global warming could launch socialists to unprecedented power—and expose their movement’s deepest contradictions.

Even more than fracking, tapping oceanic methane hydrates could soon upend the global energy landscape.

China’s designs in space, a drought crisis in southern Africa, and other stories you may have missed during this year’s chaotic and nonstop news cycle.

Coal mining has been reopened in the Indian state of Meghalaya, but it isn’t clear that government protections will improve life for workers or help the environment.

The world is not doing nearly enough to fight climate change, but politicians are finally starting to pay attention.

Unlike the U.S. Democrats’ Green New Deal, the European Union’s version is technically feasible. Because of that, it could do much more to pave the way for future environmental gains.

Bolsonaro sent the troops to put out the flames, but now they may be looking to other enemies.

As sea levels rise and storms become fiercer, container shipping could be in for major disruptions.

Ethiopia’s continued efforts to dam the Nile could end in war with Egypt. Here’s how to stop that from happening.

The killing of an indigenous forest guardian is only the latest incident in a pattern of impunity with consequences far beyond Brazil’s borders.

Yes, but the process takes a long time. Final withdrawal will occur one day after the 2020 election—but Washington may still be able to get back in.

With eight bankruptcies in the last year—the latest this week—coal is in deep trouble again, and that could spell trouble for Trump in 2020.

The debate over how to best marshal the country's alternative energy sources may affect a new independence referendum.

Park staff struggle to protect the animals—and themselves—against poachers and militias.

The country’s government is rolling back wildlife protections and endangering media freedom and the rule of law.

International threats to forcibly protect the Amazon betray ignorance about the subtle art of diplomacy.

Her global protest movement has impressed the world with its idealism—but more important are the ways it can steer practical politics.

If the world isn’t careful, renewable energy could become as destructive as fossil fuels.