This was an actual test. But only a test. Like those emergency tones you hear on your TV when a storm is approaching. Officials in Ontario, Canada, think the possibility of a live Asian carp invasion via truck is real. People

The availability and quality of fresh water to sustain a radically urbanizing world is unquestionably a core issue of our time and requires holistic environmental thinking at an unprecedented scale

The company is ramping up pressure on suppliers to design less wasteful packaging.

Despite needing to pay a hefty tuition bill this fall, Hannah Rousey refused to take money from Poland Spring Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Nestlé.

The World Customs Organization and INTERPOL retrieved thousands of endangered animals during a sweep of arrests across 109 countries.

More proof that some things never change.

This year, NOAA predicts a massive "dead zone" the size of New Jersey will bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. Brian Merchant reports on the cause and consequences of dead zones.

Stunning Art Project Projects Impacts of Climate Change TreeHugger was founded on the idea that art and design can help solve the ecological crisis we are facing - most recently evidenced by our round up of environmental artists shaking up the art

It was a sad day last year when intense lobbying efforts in Congress won out, and a ban on BPA in children's products was blocked. But it seems that China and Malaysia have beaten us to the punch. According to Green Biz, China and

Here's what to know about America's favorite bird of prey.

The vase designed and named after Finnish designer Alvar Aalto is an icon among the design-savvy. The now-classic piece was released in 1937 at the World Fair in Paris. Today, the vase is produced by Iittala, which has slightly changed the size and

Voting with your wallet has its time and place, but sometimes it's best just to leave the wallet at home.

This smart system automatically frees up floorspace and can learn your preferences.

As the Guardian notes in its headline, Wood you believe it?

Don't just sit there, do something.

Architects all over the world should be doing this too.

The stubborn hero refused to leave his goats ... miraculously, they all survived the firestorm.

A venue which showcases and sells 100% locally produced design and artisan items while educating about sustainability and fair trade in San Jose, Costa Rica.

This week The Man with A Spear in His Chest, founder of Interface Ray Anderson, held a press conference to mark a milestone in his company's journey up "Mount Sustainability". They are making excellent progress towards their target of zero

In which we gush about all things H2O in celebration of World Water Day.

Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko from The Associated Press have a blockbuster piece of reporting on the dozens of ways Monsanto's chemical fertilizers and pesticides are poisoning the people of Argentina.

It's all about the amazing connections.

A British critic calls two green icons, rammed earth and Passivhaus, "architectural trickery at its most cynical."

A new solar-power kit from BRIGHT Products is like the Swiss Army Knife of solar gadgets.

The Level Market wants to make the procurement of humanitarian aid and development products as easy as shopping on Amazon.

Pipeline company Kinder Morgan claims that they create "business and employment opportunities".

A look at the fallout from the recent oil price crash.

Using shipping containers for housing near a Danish rock music museum makes sense, sort of.

Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a zebra-smelling cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly,

Learn when the autumn equinox happens and what to expect as we bid farewell to summer.

Sturdy, stalwart, and superlatively statuesque, California's coast redwoods stand out as some of the most impressive organisms on the planet.

From dancing tree fairies to the reality of spring fever, there’s more to the March equinox than almost-equal night and day.

Welcome to almost 30 percent of the world's forest cover.

'How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.' –Arthur C. Clarke

Here's what to know about Lynx rufus, the solitary wildcat that roams North America.

The technology uses radiative sky cooling to help cool buildings without electricity.

Is this really how it ends?

The promise of prefab was healthy, cost-effective, energy efficient homes designed by talented architects. Is it finally here?

C2C products were featured in the Unity Home seen at Greenbuild.

Meet Dopper, a Cradle to Cradle water bottle company that’s bringing clean water to Nepal.

KieranTimberlake and Lake|Flato team up with Bensonwood to offer OpenHomes

Think global, act local.

Even as global demand for all-things-coconut increases, coconut production in Asia is stagnating because farmers aren't paid enough to make it worthwhile.

This impressive home features a lot of great multifunctional ideas, plus a custom-built cat run for two felines in the back.

Getting outside will clear your head and, at least for artist Sara Breakfield, inspires and incredible wealth of creativity and artistic spirit thanks to items found along trails.

If you thought that by quitting meat or at least going weekday vegetarian you were doing your part to avoid factory farming,

Plastic pollution in our oceans is a big deal. These designers went out and collected some to create this surprising collection of items that look quite luxurious.

The teenage climate activist said the planet "doesn't need any more awards."

And they figure out where to put it, because "future architecture means city-hacking."

These are the items I'd buy again because they're well made and make our world a better, cleaner place.