PARIS — At 20 seconds past 8 a.m. Wednesday, 55 female triathletes plunged into the Seine just below the Pont Alexandre III. The Nymphs of the Seine carved into the bridge’s arch, a fleet of ...

Along the streets of Paris, more than 40,000 tall, leafy plane trees provide picturesque backdrops, offer shade to city dwellers, and improve air quality, among numerous other benefits. Since 2016, ...

With the Paris Olympics in full swing, things are getting a little dicey for the competitions that rely on the Seine, that river that runs through the heart of the city. The Seine played a starring ...

Will Paris' car ban help its pollution problem? — ... the air looked like this. Public transport was made free and cars were partially banned as the city tried to solve its pollution problem.

PARIS — The grand plan of Paris and Olympic leaders to make the Seine swimmable took a hit Tuesday when organizers were forced to postpone the men’s triathlon for at least a day because of pollution ...

The ‘One simple trick’ trope has long become a running joke among journalists, usually signifying the beginning of a scam. But every once in a while, it’s exactly right. Such is the case with how ...

Practice for the Olympic Triathlon, set to be held in the River Seine, has been canceled for the second day in a row due to the river’s pollution. Paris 2024 officials confirmed the news in a ...

The 15 million people expected to swarm Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics will visit a city far different than it was a decade ago. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

Paris Games organizers canceled a second day of water training for the triathlon because of elevated levels of pollution after recent heavy rain. River training on Monday morning was ruled out because ...

Paris — The first Olympic swimming event in the Seine river has been postponed as tests of the river water continue. The swimming leg of the men's triathlon was originally scheduled to happen Tuesday ...

When Rachel Carson wrote the environmental classic Silent Spring in 1962, she warned that unchecked human impacts might create a silent future. Forty years later, biologists uncovered a striking ...

Paris — The City of Light placed the Seine river at the heart of its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremony will be held along the Seine, and several open water swimming events during ...