UC Davis students conceive a 'deliberate solution' to substandard farm worker housing.

Tiny houses have become the darlings of budget-minded minimalists, and Ryan Mitchell's book, "Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials," explores them.

Habitat loss and climate change have pushed the antechinus, a marsupial that looks like a small shrew, to the brink. And their sex lives don't help.

This Guam kingfisher chick is one of the rarest birds in the world.

International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List, and the news isn't good for Australia's reptiles.

It's a wild idea fraught with controversy, but Australia has the habitats and the protections in place to harbor these beasts.

Brazil's once-expansive Atlantic Forest has now almost completely disappeared.

The rediscovery of this hibiscus relative in Hawaii illustrates the growing importance of drones in wildlife conservation.

Australia, on track to eliminate 2 million feral cats by 2020, bans outdoor cats.

2019 has been a record year for the threatened species, even after Hurricane Dorian destroyed sea turtle nests in the state.

Nonprofit, which monitors the health and safety of animals in the entertainment industry, calls the expose a distortion of the truth.

New requirements for happier hens infringes on the interstate commerce protections of the U.S. Constitution, says Missouri attorney general.

Give the real estate-fixated college graduate in your life a well-designed, practical gift that will be put to good use in their first post-grad abode.

With college grad gifting season upon us, here's a handful of useful, unique and starter apartment-friendly household items.

Overall, 90 percent of the ground turkey that the magazine examined had one or more of the five bacteria they tested for.

Combating climate change now on the menu for Norway’s armed forces.

How a social networking site beat the major media on a major environmental story.

Despite a scientific torrent of data on global warming, the denial industry is alive and well -- living in a cooler, happier parallel universe.

Enviros stage (at least) four lavish, environment-saving events to ring in the Obama administration.

I wanted to call this the “Ten Dumbest Environmental Quotes Ever,” but that would imply that the Ten Dumbest Things Ever have already been said.

Newspapers across the country are slashing their staffs (especially the science reporters,) and some are folding altogether.

How an annual climate deniers' conference in New York reminds me of Jim Carrey in 'Dumb and Dumber.'

Marc Morano, a Republican operative, has taken denying climate change to a whole new level. Don't say we didn't warn you.

A new book explains why you’re more likely to go to jail for stealing a DVD than for poisoning a town.

A new Gallup poll shows more Americans are concerned about the economy than the environment. Peter Dykstra parses the details.

Get your remotes ready. Some strong programming is coming up in advance of Earth Day.

In honor of Earth Day, our columnist reveals his 13 favorite eco-books.

In a case of 'Do as I do, not as I say,' Rupert Murdoch is taking bold steps to help solve a problem while telling the world it doesn’t exist.

Environmental activists are bringing problems (and solutions) right to your desktop via Google Earth.

After the recent swine flu outbreak, it's worth looking at the difference between reporting the news and scaring the audience. The former head of CNN's science

Global warming or climate change? Sean Combs or Puff Daddy? Do name changes really mean anything?

In his final "Media Mayhem" column, Peter Dykstra looks out across the environmental journalism landscape and reflects on what he sees. Is he happy? Sad? Or a h

Be prepared for a cable news climate bill debate that has nothing to do with the climate bill.

Are think tanks actually thinking or are they merely pawns of a bigger agenda? A recent study has a fascinating answer.

When is rhetoric over-the-top when you're talking about climate change?

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk talks with Ken Edelstein about the infamous Obama fly swat, their reaction and why PR matters.

The global media’s response to the climate change bill shows how much influence Fox News has on the debate in the United States.

Environmentalists may have to resort to civil disobedience to fight the source of country’s biggest greenhouse gas.

From an eco-city in China to a coffee producer in Uganda to 'towers of power' in Spain and California, some good news from the green frontier.

As history has shown us, environmental regulations often help the economy, not hurt it. Why can't corporations -- and Congress -- learn from the past?

Why can't cable news and science get along? Easy -- scientists are from Mars and the media are from Venus.

In the name of research, our intrepid columnist is joining online communities like there's no tomorrow. What he found, though, is that it can actually help buil

Let's apply the great American traditions of propaganda and intimidation to the climate change debate.

As the Senate takes up the climate bill (maybe), activists need to point Americans away from lies and despair, toward inspiration and opportunity.

While industry apologists peddle the idea that newspapers are doing just fine, the new media world is leaving them behind.

When people like John Kerry back nuclear subsidies, green activists find themselves in a difficult position.

How can you blame the master of talk radio for suggesting that an elitist environmental reporter kill himself?

Our media columnist’s newborn son wonders how he’ll get information when he’s all grown up.

The bestseller’s flawed climate arguments show that maverick heroes aren’t right about everything.

A spurious debate over purloined e-mails overshadows evidence that climate change is worse than we thought.