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Nathan Rott is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where he focuses on environment issues and the American West.

The high heat of California wildfires transformed a benign metal into a toxic form, new research finds. Exposure to high levels of hexavalent chromium is linked to increased rates of lung cancer.

Time, light and nature figure prominently in Melanie Scott-Dockery's work. The artist is showing an exhibition entitled "Then and Now" at the Joe McCauley…

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dan Reicher of Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment about a historic agreement addressing land-use for large scale solar projects.

President-elect Joe Biden wants to conserve 30% of U.S. land and water by 2030. It's part of a global push to avoid the worst effects of climate change and the decline of the natural world.

A polar bear in a zoo, a hotel balcony overlooking elephants, a tree mural shrouded by haze: They're images from the new book The Anthropocene Illusion, about the way humans are remaking Earth.

A top recycling request in Bloomington-Normal is to provide services at multifamily residences, such as apartment complexes.The executive director of the…

A snow removal expert says it is important for plow drivers to use the least amount of salt possible on the roadways to limit environmental impacts....

The pontiff is the fourth to address the United Nations. He spoke extensively about climate change and the environment, equality of opportunity and international justice.

The Normal Town Council passed an ordinance Monday requiring apartments and other multifamily residences to provide recycling options starting in August…