This undersea memorial will honor all the US subs and their crews lost since 1900, while creating new habitat for marine life.

In a shocking exclusive report, Marcus Stern and Sebastian Jones at InsideClimate News write that the top official of the agency that regulates oil and gas pipelines recently admitted that he's essentially powerless as a regulator.

I may have once mused on the environmental impact of my backyard chickens, but I have no doubt that, overall, keeping them has been both a wonderful experience and a significant contribution to improving our family's

Yesterday Brian wrote Galapagos Islands Moved Off Endangered Sites List, concluding:

Conservationists are celebrating a British firm's recent pullout from a biofuel project in Kenya that they say would have destroyed the Tana River Delta, a wetland ecosystem crucial for regional wildlife.

An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.

It's not an 8,000 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, but it's still pretty cool.

Now in its sixth day, the forest fire threatens critical habitats and precious water sources.

"The Ministry of Energy has insisted that they need this energy. What we are questioning is—how was the agreement reached, what is the cost of purchasing this power?"

The estimated 80% of Kenyans that are not on a grid rely solely on kerosene to light their homes. But a pay-as-you-go home solar system promises to deliver clean, affordable lighting to rural areas.

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

Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-backed Somali terror group responsible for Saturday's attack in a Nairobi mall, receives significant funding from the illegal poaching. This is why the US sees wildlife trafficking as a national security issue.

There's been much talk of Africa "leapfrogging" the paradigm of fossil fuel dependence. Kenya's latest announcement on solar power provides a vision of what that might look like.

This waste-to-resource project not only produces a less smoky and long-burning fire, but could also help improve health and sanitation outcomes.

As if giraffes weren't exotic enough, this very rare mother and baby seem outright otherworldly in their absence of color and pattern.

No more plastic bags means a return to old-fashioned ways of packaging and carrying goods -- not necessarily a bad thing!

Scientists hope the technology that filmed it can make fishing more sustainable.

This flat pack, do-it-yourself version of a chicken has a lot of features, but can it help raise happy chickens on a city balcony?

The company should really be called 'Eggland's Worst,' based on how these poor animals are treated.

The chicken-producing giant is desperate to rebrand itself as an ethical, transparent poultry producer.

After successfully preventing the Bluegrass pipeline from running through their Convent's property, these nuns are speaking out against fracked gas.

Now that the summer surfing season has come to a close, (is there ever really an end to surfing season?), it's time to give your board a little TLC, upgrade any thrashed gear and prepare for the big waves of the

Wired News chats with environmental economist Paul Hawken about his latest book, how PBS is turning another into a 17-part TV series, and how he is organizing the environmental movement through a collection of wikis. We've excerpted some choice

A new study on chicken embryos may help researchers understand how humans developed their sensitive daylight vision.

Well, this is pretty clever. If you're enticed by the idea of having fresh eggs straight from the backyard, but are not sure if you're ready to commit, RentTheChicken.com lets you rent some chickens!

Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.

Doctors from the University of Mississippi dissected two nuggets and were shocked by what they found.

We have been saying for years that building materials should be healthy and high fiber like the food we eat, and now Perdue delivers.

Artist Roland Roos finds broken things and fixes them—whether you've asked him to or not.

Save your clothes with these easy fixes for common zipper problems.

Maryland's ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists.

Leed is for wimps; the Living Building Challenge really pushes the building envelope.

The newfound aquifer contains enough water to quench Kenya for decades to come.

Another signs that the poles are warming fast.

We have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.

This week, the full-time TreeHugger crew met up in Atlanta to pow-wow over the blog we all know and love. We are serious subscribers to the working-from-home-is-green ethic, but about every 18 months or so, we get together to

Last month, my partner gave me a Fjällräven Kanken rucksack for my 30th birthday, and I have to tell you about it, as this is a classic amongst the eco-designs nowadays. I first spotted these slightly odd-looking bags in London many years ago, and

The problem is, it's not just about the presence of chlorine, but rather why the chlorine is needed in the first place.

This month, BookHugger presents Let Them Eat Shrimp by Kennedy Warne. Readers can order a discounted copy.Watch live streaming video from treehuggerlive at livestream.com Vital Mangroves On The Edge Of

Cuddly, gentle, and low maintenance, there's a lot to love about these feathery fowl.

Watching a flock of 40 heritage birds grow proved to be an unexpected pleasure.

It seemed like a good idea at the time...

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is proposing a rate increase due to extreme drought having reduced their ability to ramp up hydroelectric generators in time for customers to turn on the bright kitchen lights and cook dinner - after 4:00PM. Only 6

There is a new use for your smashed iPhone: a clock.

An experienced Chicago builder is making a big investment in it.

A 13-year-old inventor in Kenya has come up with a low-cost, eco-friendly way to protect his family's livestock that could also serve as a solution to a serious problem in his country -- managing human-wildlife conflict.

Sometime within the last century, soil erosion began to exceed new soil formation. Now, nearly a third of the world’s cropland is losing topsoil faster than new soil is forming, reducing the land’s inherent fertility.

Livestock to Markets seeks to provide a sustainable solution to overgrazing in the Northern Rangelands of Kenya, creating local community capacity for rangelands conservation..

Much of the upper US could be treated to some celestial theatrics.

Until now, no species has had such a profound effect on shaping the Earth's biosphere as the humble broiler chicken.