The heated battle for control of a strip of pavement on a single street in Brooklyn highlights the battlelines in the Bike Lane Wars. Hint: It's not about bikes

In Tennessee, the streets are too dangerous for one 10-year-old on a bike. In Copenhagen, the streets are too crowded to accommodate any more kids. The real pro

Half the world now lives in cities, and by midcentury 75 percent of us will be urbanites. To make our cities sustainable, look to the 2012 TED Prize and a fasci

ChooseVets lets civilians outsource work to military vets who are looking for employment.

And in case you haven’t noticed, it’s changing everything about the workplace.

It's not just that college isn't for everyone, but even academically inclined kids should have the option to learn a trade.

Working mothers can't win. New research finds society judges us negatively whether we take maternity leave or not.

In their last year of high school, Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao went looking for a solution to their town's plastic waste problem, and found one close to home.

Start a jean drive for a chance to win a scholarship and money for your school.

Six-year-old Connor Johnson has big dreams for the future, and he needs our help to keep them alive.

The Every Kid in a Park initiative aims to get kids active and outdoors, but it may also turn them into environmental stewards.

Free-range parents argue that allowing kids to make their own choices helps build self-confidence and happiness.

Hoping to stay relevant to today's kids, scouting puts an emphasis on new kinds of skills.

Kimbal Musk, an investor, philanthropist and chef, has taken his nonprofit Kitchen Community national and renamed it Big Green.

Soothe baby's sore gums without toxic tablets, gels and plastic teethers.

The U.S. is set to label carbon as a pollutant, the first step in regulating CO2 emissions.

Despite BP’s spill, energy legislation is unlikely to bring a reckoning to the true price of oil.

Only one of the Republicans is running in the 2010 midterm elections, but each is being courted for a number of reasons.

Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee is about to experience change.

West Virginia U.S. Senate race brings out the guns, not to mention a former president and a former vice presidential candidate.

Despite defeats in the past, Michael Greenstone is remaining positive about the future of American energy policy.

President Obama eyes energy policy as an area where Democrats and Republicans can work together.

One climate change skeptic says derailing the EPA's plans to regulate carbon emissions should be a priority for Congress.

A lot has changed in American politics in the last year, and a lot has stayed the same.

The newly elected senator is having a tough time getting on committees after taking 'dead aim' at the cap-and-trade bill during the campaign season.

The latest Republican to seek the presidency has a clear environmental record.

Find out how advances in technology have helped improve these bags, which are designed to break down in your compost pile.

Plan on roughing it as part of the Great American Backyard Campout later this month? Don't leave behind your flask, flashlight.

With the high season of outdoor cookery about to kick into full swing, a look at 10 petite BBQ grills that don't require a massive backyard to fire up.

Home furnishings retailer IKEA uses about 1 percent of the world's commercial wood supply to make its products.

Another huge honor for the mushroom insulation wizards at Ecovative Design: Scoring the top prize in the 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge.

The scavenge-happy folks at Fireclay Tile launch a Kickstarter campaign to help transform old CRT TVs and computer monitors into stunning glass tiles.

Since nothing quite says 'U.S.A.' like summertime grilling and imbibing, consider these entertaining must-haves from the Martha Stewart American Made Market.

New study finds that reusable bag users are more likely to reward themselves with junk food.

Former surfing champion Ashley Lloyd Thompson is making waves in the world of surfboard shaping.

The supermarket giant also committed to lowering the amount of waste it produces.

Costner, Baldwin battle in court of oil spill tech. The lawsuit is based on allegations that Kevin Costner and a business partner duped Stephen Baldwin and anot

Despite the high stakes, this political precipice looks more like a buttery bluff.

Leonardo DiCaprio backs Beyond Meat, saying the development of plant-based meats will help advance action on climate change.

A new study reveals how smooth, vertical surfaces can confuse a bat's echolocation abilities.

Before she flew back into the wild, Miss Alicia the bat met a fruit and fell in love.

White-nose syndrome is obliterating bats across North America, but a new study suggests the fungus behind the plague has an Achilles' heel.

A new study reveals mosquito DNA in the guano of two widespread North American bat species.

A new study looks at the co-evolutionary 'arms race' between a brood parasite and its hosts.

One of Earth's most impressive ecosystems is in dire straits. Here are the main issues threatening this magnificent natural wonder.

Millions of black 'shade balls' float on the surface of reservoirs, slowing evaporation.

Shafts that haven't been closed could be transformed into geothermal boilers to produce heat and hot water for nearby communities.

The eco-friendly boutique hotel is located in Napa Valley.

The bizarre, unexplained sounds that harmed American diplomats working in Cuba may have come from the Indies short-tailed cricket.

Mosquitoes are annoying, relentless and can pose a health risk for your family. Here are some effective ways to kill them and keep them away, the natural way.