This correspondent remembers the Deepwater Horizon spill and covered the story for months. The leak, which many thought ...

Human civilization has achieved extraordinary things — but it has also left a trail of environmental wreckage that spans continents, centuries, and ecosystems. From catastrophic nuclear meltdowns to ...

The chemical spill following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has led to concerns about water, air and soil. The spill has drawn comparisons to other environmental disasters despite ...

Since South Australia’s toxic algal bloom started to kill millions of marine organisms in March 2025, the media has been filled with images of dead and suffering coasts, plants and animals. There have ...

Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. The El Niño predicted for 2026–2027 is one such event. These events have caused environmental, economic and social impacts in ...

A deadly mine waste spill that buried a village and contaminated a river basin two weeks ago is the worst environmental disaster in Brazilian history, the environment minister said Friday. Izabella ...

Every morning before sunrise, 60-year-old Mary Magdalene Vu Thi Tue walks to the seaside market to sell baskets of fish her son caught during the night. After a decade of hardship, the work feels ...