Environment & Health

In today's On the News segment: Renewable energy isn't only outpacing new fossil fuel capacity, it's also spurring billions of dollars in economic development; the New York Court of …

The Global Ocean Commission gives world leaders a five-year window for intervention before overfishing and climate change negatively impact the world's food supply, clean air and climate stability.

Bill Moyers and Jim Hightower discuss the champions of grassroots action fighting against the moneyed interests trying to buy and control government.

The modern agricultural system is responsible for putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than the actual burning of fossil fuels.

Sweden's new archbishop is among those calling for scientists, politicians, cultural icons and religious leaders to work in concert to address climate change.

Author Todd Miller discusses how defense contractors look to cash in on President Obama's expected $2 billion proposal in additional funding for border security.

The bodies of three Israeli teenagers who disappeared more than two weeks ago were found in the occupied Palestinian West Bank.

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court decided that unions could only require dues from fully fledged state employees.

It's quite a shock when a former Bush Administration official comes out in favor of a climate change plan even stronger than the president's, and more.

In a week marking the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, Mississippi was in the news when African-American voters crossed party lines to help Republican Sen. Thad Cochran narrowly defeat …