News about Environmental Conservation Department, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

A revolutionary new umbrella-like satellite has captured its first set of incredible images of Earth. ESA's groundbreaking Biomass satellite, also known as the "Space Brolly," offers a new view of ...

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures are on the decline, allowing for the emergence of disease.

Boat inspections are among the few weapons in California’s arsenal for protecting its lakes and reservoirs from being invaded ...

Former Labor minister Rod Welford, who served in Queensland parliament during the Goss, Beattie and Bligh governments from 1989 to 2009, has died.

The Trump administration said on Monday that it would open up 58 million acres of back country in national forests to road construction and development, removing protections that had been in place ...

DOGE recently gained high-level access to a database that controls government payments and loans to farmers and ranchers ...

The Indonesia construction equipment market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.12% from 2024 to 2030, driven by investments in infrastructure, deman ...

"We could be doing a lot more of that kind of thing at low cost." Resident shares images of their city's innovative method for saving water: 'That's encouraging' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Europe recently downgraded the protected status of wolves, sparking concern among conservationists who warn this may undo ...