Getting people out of cars and rebuilding our main streets is not going to be easy, and cannot be oversimplified.

State regulators have found boron, arsenic, selenium and other toxic metals near 14 power plants, all in excess of state health standards.

The EPA pledged new regulations after the TVA coal ash spill, but has been sitting on two proposals for two years now, and the problems that led to TVA are still rampant nationwide.

How urban waste management is wising up.

Green-fingered volunteers in the Danish city of Aarhus have given abandoned bicycles a new lease of life – by turning them into tiny urban gardens.

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.But Medellin has come a tremendous distance in less than a decad

Medellin, Colombia: This city's name used to strike fear in peoples' hearts. In the 80s and early 90s, it was known as the drug capital of the world and the most violent city on the planet.

Whenever we talk about the production of cocaine fueling rainforest destruction, or the electricity consumption of indoor marijuana growing, many commenters decry that it is prohibition that causes these negative impacts, not the drug itself. There is,

Medellín has a great sustainable transportation vision for the future, and so far they seem to be executing it extremely well.

Did you know honey has its own sound? Using honey and other tools, this bee enthusiast wants to raise awareness about bee colony collapse disorder through music.

Neonicotinoids, the world’s most widely used insecticides, will be banned for use in fields within six months.

The colorful papier-mache cocoons provide a safe haven for bringing baby bees into the world.

From Hobbit holes to treehouses, these unique Airbnb havens promise a storybook escape.

I respond to a recent viral article hating on digital nomads.

A new paper compares eggs, dairy, poultry, beef and pork to determine which has the biggest environmental impact.

Recommendations to eat less meat for environmental reasons won’t be included in the final 2015 dietary guidelines.

Perhaps the school should offer a course on parenting instead, so this problem is solved for the next generation.

A young sea turtle found in the Netherlands will be released after a three-year recovery. We also have the search for the "extinct" Javan tiger, Sylvester Stallone's bat cave incident, and more.

A green, sustainable future awaits us all as the United Nations proposal for sustainable development becomes the law of the land.

Wendell Berry is a fount of wisdom and inspiration, so it was great to see that Bill Moyers spoke with the farmer, poet, eco-philosopher about the role of activism and spirit in creating positive change.

These simple but intriguing urban art sculptures made out of repurposed tires bring a new sense of place to some of Barcelona's neglected streets.

Pot-grown trees are a nice idea. Especially if someone else looks after them.

The Washington Post has proposed the worst idea I've heard in a while.

Douglas Brinkley at Rolling Stone sat down for an hour with Vice President Joe Biden and the topic of climate change made up considerable bulk of the interview. It's worth a read

In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama spoke about his new climate change plan.

It took a while, but there will soon be solar panels on the White House.

We've long known that sea level rise caused by global warming would threaten communities along the coasts, but a new study puts a startling figure on the potential damage. Meanwhile, the Hurricane Sandy Task Force releases a report.

And it makes clever use of neighborhood laundromats as its distribution hubs.

It's a trial program in Denver, but is likely the way of the future.

We need a new approach to making and buying clothes because the current system is unsustainable.

This nickel structure as strong as titanium but four to five times lighter could do double duty as a battery

Sustainability matters, but so does hypocrisy.

Olafur Eliasson is back with another environmental project on a giant scale.

Thought there wasn't enough variety? Now it is endless.

This amazingly detailed cowhide rug is digitally printed. Get the rustic look for to tie a room together without the guilt.

Enough fretting about how kids use their devices. What about parents?

A new website aims to gather data on pollution in China.

They do a terrific job of taking bacteria from your hands and spreading it all over the walls and floors.

The dormant microbes found in Mexican caves are unlike any known genus scientists have seen so far, say NASA researchers.

The GHSA blames the switch to light trucks, bad road design, distraction and even climate change.

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