United Nations

Vials containing PFAS samples sit in a tray, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals," in drinking water.

As Maine works to address PFAS contamination, United Nations considers the issue in North Carolina

Kaitlyn Budion

As Maine continues working to uncover PFAS contamination and treat drinking water, a United Nations expert says contamination in North Carolina may be considered a human rights violation.

FILE - Fish swim near some bleached coral at Kisite Mpunguti Marine park, Kenya, June 11, 2022. For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty on Saturday, March 4, 2023, to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet’s surface.

Climate Desk

Historic UN treaty could protect the world's oceans and marine life

Murray Carpenter

A United Nations treaty finalized over the weekend would designate 30% of the world's oceans as protected areas, and put more money into marine conservation. Advocates say it's breakthrough after more than a decade of talks.

Environment and Outdoors

UN Report: 1 Million Species Of Plants And Animals Facing Extinction

People are putting nature in more trouble now than at any other time in human history, with extinction looming over 1 million species of plants and…

Politics

WATCH LIVE: President Trump Addresses U.N. General Assembly

NPR Staff

President Trump is addressing the United Nations General Assembly. Watch his remarks live.