VOC emissions from shampoo, cleaners and paint impact air quality as much as vehicle emissions, according to a new study from NOAA.

Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea wants to help us breathe easier with pollutant-busting window treatments.

The administration drank the conservative Kool-Aid and agreed that tightening ozone emission rules would have hurt the economy. But clean air is popular politic

Imagine a smartphone for the visually impaired that has the tools most sighted smartphone users have come to take for granted

Each socially-conscious Jewish teenager receives $36,000 for further public service work or education.

It's worth keeping tabs on some of the world's most eccentric billionaires, especially if it was their wacky ideas that made them so rich to begin with.

Plus: Notes from around Hollywood.

A group of chemicals found in personal care products may raise the risk of diabetes, a new study suggests.

Nearly half of all air pollutants exceed breathable levels and they often have a dangerous impact on our health.

Funding for the newest Breakthrough Prize is announced as the awards for life sciences and physics are given at a California ceremony.

Philanthropist Marcus Lemonis is offering work at his Camping World stories and access to an army of volunteers to national parks in need.

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and "Fortnite," is using the popularity of his virtual worlds to make a big impact in his home state of North Carolina.

Airbnb is offering free housing for cancer patients and the people who care for them.

A new report from the Health Effects Institute says are breathing air that's considered unsafe by the World Health Organization.

The 'Vessel' is massive collection of stairs located in New York City's newest development — Hudson Yards.

Study measuring traces of psychotropic drugs in the air of eight major Italian cities has alarming results.

Two fair trade pioneers get into the carbon market.

Travel company cancels offset program citing its inability to reduce global emissions.

FlightCar leverages all those idle vehicles in the long-term lots, and it's a lifeline for frequent flyers.

Being stopped at red lights is more than just annoying; it also can be incredibly unhealthy.

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.

There are many different types of staircases that can make your home a more efficient, safer and even a more attractive place.

It's just like camping ... but with free WiFi and Malin + Goetz shampoo.

A California agency's attempt to regulate train pollution is ruled out-of-bounds.

Americans are curbing their love affair with beef and the result is a 10 percent reduction in food-related emissions.

A fair trade wedding dress maker discusses how her business was born.

It's time to breathe some fresh air into your wardrobe.

Eco-Me, a California-based brand comprised of a colorful 'family' of all-natural household cleaners, was founded by Robin Kay Levine in response to a real-life

Flying paper airplanes has never been this fun.

The 21-year-old, who received a $2M signing bonus from the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011, says he enjoys living the simple life.

Watch as 15-year-old Ann Makosinski explains how she figured out the voltage and circuitry necessary to facilitate her design.

This industrious teen hopes to make flying safer for all with his raptor trap, which is designed to prevent bird-strikes at airports.

My Fair Trade Lady, a small shop in South Jersey, showcases fair trade items for the kitchen and beyond.

The green cleaning powerhouse reintroduces its home fragrance line with a collection of spray air fresheners powered by pressurized air technology.

Dairy prices could rise if the farm bill isn't passed by Dec. 31, 2012. It's being called the dairy cliff.

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

Join Aveda in setting an Earth Day world record.

The rise and fall of Rev. Billy James Hargis, along with the popularity of Glenn Beck, makes our media columnist long for the days of the Fairness Doctrine.

Irish teen Fionn Ferreira won the 2019 Google Science Fair for removing microplastics from water.

Wearable air conditioners may help wean us off our emissions-happy ways.

Miss the smells of home? Artist Kirill Rudenko is canning air from many of the world's major cities and selling it for 10 dollars a pop.

Fiat offers loaner bikes to drivers in need, the Atlantic ocean gets its own garbage patch, and researchers find a massive oil plume lurking beneath the Gulf of

Pick from two organic and fair trade certified chocolate syrups — both free of high fructose corn syrup.

The EPA is proposing new low-sulfur gasoline be phased in starting in 2017. Everybody's happy — well, everyone except Big Oil.

Astronomers think dark matter forms fine-grained but incredibly long streams throughout the universe.

How do you build the world’s lightest metal? Make it mainly from air, according to scientists.

Warming trends have spiked in certain areas of the world as we battle against smog.

The chicken chain is working with THRIVE to purchase coffee from farmers who can by-pass the middleman and get paid up to 10x more for their beans.

Turkey? Roast beef? Lasagna? Vegetarian? Ham? Whatever your Christmas dinner, I have a great sustainable wine choice for the perfect pairing.

In 'This Chair Rocks,' author Ashton Applewhite explains why everyone should be up arms about ageism.