Residents say a dense cluster of industry on the banks of the Mississippi River is causing serious health problems. Now, as plastic production surges globally, they’re fighting for cleaner communities.
As viticulture suffers from the effects of climate change, German researchers are experimenting with technology that fosters growth while also harvesting electricity.
Poland's controversial border fence is meant to deter irregular migration, but it also blocks wildlife movement in the unique Bialowieza forest. Scientists say it's damaging the ancient ecosystem and threatening lynx.
Many European luxury and fast fashion brands have set themselves ambitious sustainability targets. But how many of these have actually been met? DW investigates.
Two weeks of climate negotiations in the Brazilian city of Belem have closed with an agreement that calls for renewed commitments to tackle rising temperatures, yet omits any mention of fossil fuels.
In the final hours of UN climate talks in Brazil, negotiators are pushing to bridge divides on key issues including finance and moving away from coal, oil and gas.
A fire has interrupted proceedings at the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil. Tourism Minister Celso Sabino said that it had been contained without any major injuries. Climate talks will restart on Friday.
Massive mountains of waste near the Thames River in Oxfordshire, England, and in suburbs around Bucharest, Romania, reveal a hidden crisis: illegal waste dumps and the criminal gangs that profit from them.