The delicately hued petals and striking brown florets of Tennessee's purple coneflower once seemed fated to live on only in description, or as a ghostly sketch yellowing on the page of some dusty botanical volume, yet today it's

Affordable housing doesn't have to look cheap, and LEED Platinum doesn't mean it has to cost a fortune.

Simran Sethi's recent TEDx talk offers some powerful advice on how to and how not to create environmental and social change.

We previously reported that phthalates were linked to miscarriages. Now we know they are linked to flooring.

While banana farmers watch their plantations get ravaged by a fungal disease, scientists think they may have found a solution.

Photo: Wikipedia, Public domain 2004 to 2009 Prius Included in Toyota's September 2009 Recall Toyota has just announced a huge recall. About 3.8 million vehicles are included, and that includes the 2004 to 2009 Prius hybrid. Since that's probably a

Photo: Michael Graham Richard Twice As Much as 2009 Hybrid Production According to the Nikkei, Toyota is planning to ramp up hybrid vehicle production pretty significantly this year, with a goal of production 1 million hybrids annually in 2011 (up from

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), as passed by the US Congress in August, 2008, inadvertently threatens to take many handmade toys and children's clothing items off the market. According to the

Prior to the discovery, fewer than 1,000 grey-shanked doucs were known to exist, making them one of the 25 most endangered primates on the planet.

The Statue of Liberty may be a welcome sight to see for many entering the U.S. from around the world, but according to a recent NYC Health Department study, immigrant children are five times as likely as those born in the U.S. to suffer from lead

Forget for the moment about to what degree climate change has influenced the flooding in Pakistan. A new article in China Dialogue brings to light a new angle on one very aggravating factor on the overwhelming devastation: Illegal logging by the 'timber

Some good news on the critically endangered Indian vulture: New research published in PLoS One documents how the rate of the bird's decline has fallen since India, Nepal, and Pakistan banned the veterinary painkiller

Can panda poo prevent cancer? We also have sad rhino news, fish lawnmowers, and more.

Straight outta Humboldt, this app is a great intro to the "art and craft" of brewing your own compost tea for boosting microbial activity in the soil and improving yields.

A roaming freelance photographer and writer go on the road in this self-built live-work space on wheels.

This couple have found a balance between financial security and freedom, by renting out their house, living out of their renovated garage, and traveling in their van conversion.

This super-insulated home is built to be earthquake-resistant too.

This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error.

It is estimated that around 100 elephants are being killed each day by poachers to meet the growing demand for ivory in Asia.

In China, it's shark fin soup, in Japan it's blue fin tuna for sashimi and sushi, and in the U.S. it's our love of nice thick fish fillets and billions of fish sticks consumed annually - these cultural habits are

They were thought extinct, but in light of new DNA findings, scientists are echoing a very tortoise-y mantra: 'not so fast'.

A Worcester’s Buttonquail was caught on camera for the first time by a French documentary team who were filming native bird trappers at work in the Philippines. No one realized how rare the bird was until it was identified as a Worcester’s Buttonquail

Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half

Weak regulations mean an extra dose of toxic wastewater for some states, like Ohio.

Drivers used to get away with murder; new legislation is much stronger.

Doug Ford, now leading in the polls, wants to open up more of it for development.

What to do when a church gets in the way of your water plans? Drown it.

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.

The approved measure ups fines from $480 to $120,000, and jail time from 2 years to 15 years.

There is so much in their new strategy that I can't get it all in the title.

You are going to hear a lot about this. It makes everybody's problems go poof. Just don't mention the CO2.

These ultra-thin solar charging devices use amorphous silicon technology, which is said to be effective even in shady or lower-light conditions.

Despite the fact that representitives from Iran and the U.S. agree on virtually nothing else in the world, representatives from both countries at the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Bali are among those pointing out the need for increased

Greenpeace has taken some of the most popular outdoor gear to a lab in order to measure concentration of PFCs. What it found is disturbing.

Trade the morning shower for one before bed for better sleep and more.

Will NEOM be "an aspirational society that heralds the future of human civilization" or "a totalitarian surveillance state"?

It's a big step forward for the high-tech timber industry.

When I stumbled across some of da Vinci's favorite vegetarian recipes, I knew I had to try them. Here's how it went...

Think we are cutting back? They are just getting started, and we are going to be buried in the stuff.

There is an election coming up and the farm vote matters.

The last pack of wolves in a Michigan national park is near extinction. Should humans intervene?

When cars first began appearing in the late 19th century, some cities moved to ban them -- but there is still one place in the US that has yet to change its mind.

SMUD demonstrate that all-electric living is actually cheaper than gas.

It's not just renewables that are driving down emissions.

Looking beyond traditional recyclables and the "blue bin", here are some of the organizations and companies seeking to redefine what we consider trash with alternative recycling initiatives and methods of reuse.

Now how about some incentives to get people out of cars?

It was only a few years ago that I was testing LED bulbs that cost $100 each...

This reconstruction scheme in China encourages resilience and self-sufficiency.

Finally, people are beginning to take this issue seriously.

Two weeks of climate action are starting on April 15.