While China can be conceptualized as 12 distinct regions, that doesn't mean the country is going to split apart.

The U.S. and Japan are the two biggest exporters of plastic waste to China.

The death of the $180 million shopping complex highlights stumbling blocks to closer economic cooperation.

Qing Dynasty conquests led to an unprecedented rush for resources, but also laid the roots for modern conservation.

Enforcement remains a major problem.

The arbitral tribunal rules that significant environmental damage has been done -- and China is to blame.

China's "green financing" could be the key to making sure the Paris agreement comes to fruition.

Poisoned students at a school in Jiangsu stir up memories of a similar incident in the United States in the 1970s.

Five months after Xi Jinping promised to ban the ivory trade, what progress has China made?

For the first time, Beijing issues its highest air pollution warning.

China's position on climate change has evolved considerably, but there are still serious obstacles to a Paris deal.

Beijing is rethinking previous reforms that gave local officials final say over environmental protection.

China will fulfill its environmental pledges "under any circumstances," says Beijing's climate change representative.

"Environmental pollution is the great challenge that China must face during its next stage of development."

Chinese cities are among the most vulnerable to climate change; Canadian cities are the best equipped to deal with it.

China wants local officials to stop ignoring the environment in favor of the economy.