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

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and while some great progress has been made, there are still many rivers which are endangered, including one flowing through our nation's capital.

A beautiful video by photographer Pete McBride shows how this epic and ancient river is now the most endangered in the country.

Forty years ago, activists blocked plans to dam the Buffalo River, eventually getting Congress and President Nixon to designate the river as America's first National River. Now, a factory hog farm is putting one of Arkansas' most beautiful spots at risk.

The River Thames has inspired artists throughout the ages; here's a modern take on it.

This fake fight has a good cause.

If a country is a body, rivers are its arteries through which vital blood flows. We must revive our waterways before more damage is done.

The Nature Conservancy teamed up with two artists to create a habitat-enhancing sculpture made from natural materials.

Lazy New Yorkers who want to stay on the island and sunbathe will get this floating artificial beach on the Hudson River if this scheme gets crowdfunded and approved.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has taken to releasing massive amounts of the Colorado River from dams, here's why.

Long-living fish can now be tracked for their whole lives with a single tag.

Our photo of the day pays homage to the first designated Canadian Heritage River.

Rivers are people too, you know.

A report found that bottles have surpassed bags and straws when it comes to prevalence in freshwater rivers.

Removal of the 118-foot-high dam in France will free the Sélune River, bringing wildlife back to the waterway and the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.

The car changed the design of our houses; the AV will change our houses and the way we live.

A recent patent shows some of the thinking about fully autonomous cars, which might look nothing like cars do now.

They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea?

Self-driving cars will likely be big autonomous mobile home theaters.

Something like this could be on the roads by 2022.

They are going to be a lot more than just cars that drive themselves.

Though it was announced over two weeks ago, perhaps because of Exxon's backing of Synthetic Genomics, Dow Chemical's backing of Algenol Biofuels is getting a bit more play. Together they will develop a pilot-scale algae

If there's a holy grail of liquid renewable fuels it might look something like this: High yield per acre, doesn't negatively impact water supplies, doesn't compete with food crops, and is cost-competitive with fossil

A new article published in the online journal PLoS ONE takes on the issue of energy sprawl -- namely how much land is required to produce energy from different sources -- under different potential US energy and climate policies in 2030.

Jewish leaders met at the beginning of this month in San Francisco for the first conference dedicated to

Image: Casajuntoalrio Willie Smits long ago abandoned the customary role of the microbiologist. After working in the Indonesian rainforest for three decades (and marrying a tribal queen), he has taken it upon himself to regrow the delicate ecosystems

New Environmental Protection Agency requirements for its Renewable Fuel Standards program have been released which raise an issue which has sat dormant for a little while: How to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a

French tire giant Michelin recently held its 10th Challenge Bibendum, this time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event is a chance for Michelin to rally industry players around the flag of sustainable mobility and the future of the automobile. Here's me loo

This year, French tire giant Michelin (yes, the Michelin that made the tires on your car) held its 10th Challenge Bibendum event, this time in Rio de Janeiro. If you've never heard of this thing, don't kick yourself,

This week USEPA announced that the maximum ethanol content of motor fuel sold in the USA would be allowed to rise from 10% to 15%. Positives of the Agency's decision are: reduced dependence on foreign

After several decades of Lrapid rise in world grain yields, it is now becoming more difficult to raise land productivity fast enough to keep up with the demands of a growing, increasingly affluent, population.

Photo: World Economic Forum, Flickr, CC BY-SA Corn ethanol has turned out to be a bad idea -- there's little disagreement about that, especially in environmental circles. For starters, it's an inefficient fuel source, consuming tons of water to produce

Germans rate respect for having a national identity as eco-conscious people. Should it therefore come as a surprise that Germans are not embracing the advent of E10, a 10% ethanol-gasoline mixture, which has

Few industrialists in recent times have done more to imperil environmental protections and public health than the Koch brothers. The force behind Americans for Prosperity and Koch Industries have galvanized

Kidney failure is killing sugarcane workers in Central America who supply sugar for both our sweet tooth and demand for ethanol.

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel-powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?

An ethanol production mandate could be in conflict with efforts to reduce the Gulf Coast dead zone.

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

The rare metal is now worth US $1,700 an ounce.

With limited hours in the day, many U.S. schools are prioritizing lesson time over lunch time, leaving kids hungry and miserable.

The unprecedented move means that these schools will have greater access to funding and registrations.

The UK organization wants schools to incorporate that time into their daily curriculum.

Here's a one-stop green guide to traveling in San Jose, from hotels to a night on the town.

This analysis looking at the real footprint of e-readers slaps us with a shocking reality check.

Sensors on cell phones is a concept that has gone mainstream enough that this Kickstarter project has blown its funding goals out of the water. The device turns your cell phone into a "Swiss Army Knife of environmental sensors."

This article from The Guardian explores the tin mines of Bangka and the death tolls that come with them.

The rare earth metals mining industry is one rife with issues. But is there a way to green up the business?

As nanoparticles spread widely into consumer products as well as offering great technological promise in certain applications, how can we judge the risks?

Between the industrial waste, rats, and lead dust floating around, I wasn't sure if I should start an urban garden. The question took me to an unexpected place.

Your phone makes it easier and safer.