Kids advocating for environmental protections should be acknowledged, UN says. A United Nations committee strengthened a treaty on Monday on children's rights in their fight against climate change, ...

A contentious proposal to amend California’s Constitution to enshrine environmental rights for all citizens has been delayed for at least another year after it failed to gain traction ahead of a ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Do New Mexicans need the legal right to a clean environment? That’s one of the big questions legislators are considering at the Roundhouse. Senate Joint Resolution 6 would ...

Wisconsin Democrats reintroduced a Green Amendment to the state constitution, aiming to guarantee the right to a clean and safe environment. Past referendums on clean water have shown widespread, ...

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 ...

Less than a week after an abnormally intense wildfire killed 115 people and scorched the historic Hawaiian city of Lahaina while smoke from other fires still blanketed much of Canada, a judge in ...

A seagull and surfer enjoy the last moments of daylight in this January 2022 photo from Calumet Park in La Jolla, California. (Chris Marshall/Courthouse News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California ...

As the global climate continues to change, the importance of working to reduce our impact on the environment has become increasingly evident. For positive environmental change to happen, individuals ...

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 ...