Brian Roewe

Negotiations in South Korea were expected to deliver a treaty on plastics two years in the making, but the U.N. meeting adjourned early Dec. 2 with delegates for some 170 nations still deadlocked on key issues.

Nearly 200 countries adopted a new financing target to assist developing countries respond to climate change at the United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Nearly 200 countries adopted a new financing target to assist developing countries respond to climate change at the United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Sundays spent in nature and a return of year-round meatless Fridays were a few of the ideas floated Nov. 13 at the U.S. bishops' meeting as ways to mark the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical on ecology.

U.S. Catholic bishops mostly have tempered their remarks about the presidential contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But some say the bishops' response is inadequate in the face of fears for democracy.

Among delegates attending the latest United Nations biodiversity summit, called COP16, is a coalition of faith groups who say they aim to parcel out a larger space, and voice, for religion in conservation efforts.

A symposium at Siena College in New York looked at the ethical and spiritual implications of the global environmental crisis, and heard messages from Pope Francis and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres.

American Forests, a national conservation organization, is directing millions of dollars from the nation's largest climate law toward faith communities to plant trees in parts of cities long overlooked and underserved.

A new national survey found that young people place the greatest responsibility on the government to address climate change. One in three say they will support candidates who share their climate views.

With a $20 million EPA grant, "we are not only addressing immediate environmental challenges but also building a sustainable, resilient future for our community," said Thayne McCulloh, president of Gonzaga University.