Chevrolet will be bringing its clean diesel technology to the domestic Cruze lineup.

Clean diesel, a new twist on very old technology offers stellar fuel economy with low emissions. Alternative energy of the future?

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

Running cars on air or water? Solar roadways? They're all cool concepts, but either hugely expensive or plain unworkable.

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

Lab-grown meat isn't even available yet, but rebranding efforts to make it sound more appealing are well underway.

Restaurant chain shares its "No No List" of ingredients as it switches to foods with ingredients you can pronounce.

Panera made good on its promise to get rid of 150 ingredients on its 'No No List,' but what does that mean?

Panera Bread recently announced it will use only 'clean' bacon. But what does that mean for the rest of the bacon we eat? Don't panic, here's the deal.

After World War II, a government program called Atoms for Peace aimed to find a peaceful use for nuclear power. And thus, the atomic garden was born.

The LA show, opening this week, features some intriguing green concept cars...headed for production. Are you ready for a compact hybrid Lexus, a 170-mpg VW and

A Penn State lab has found a way to make hydrogen fuel from wastewater and seawater with no emissions. So why aren't we doing this?

Video: Alexandra Cousteau revisits the TVA Kingston Coal Ash Spill, which was six times larger than the Gulf oil spill.

Learn simple ways to make household cleaners that are cheap and safe to use.

Chuck talks trees, carbon audits and clean air with baseball legend Ryan Klesko on his tree farm.

These DIY projects will have you see plastic bottles in completely new ways.

Banks won't touch them they are so financially risky. So why does Obama want U.S. taxpayers to fund nuclear plants when there is a 50% chance they will fail?

The U.S. Department of Energy’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act update webinar archive is now available for viewing.

Administration stimulus spending has jump-started an unstoppable EV revolution, says President Obama. Because of the Recovery Act, the cars will plummet in cost

Like nowhere else, early-adopter state California is subsidizing electric cars and the chargers they'll need to plug into. It's one more reason to move to the G

Experts argue that the downsized power sources can provide safe, efficient energy.

The live Twitter chat will begin on June 27 at 1pm EDT.

Solyndra's 2011 bankruptcy cast a shadow over the U.S. solar power sector, but ongoing growth in the past year may indicate it was only a partial eclipse.

Trapped, starving dog is rescued weeks after Hurricane Dorian barreled through the Bahamas.

Reusing old household items can give your home a fun, rustic dimension.

A new device that takes K-Cups apart has the potential to keep millions of single-use pods out of landfills.

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Tons of textiles end up in landfills every year, and we need a solution.

Onward Bag is landfill-skirting design at its most ingenious.

In some cities, glass recyclables aren't being recycled at all.

If you can't throw it in the curbside recycling bin, is it really 'easy?'

We make interesting decisions when we choose what to recycle and what to throw in the trash.

Apple's recycling robot Liam disassembles iPhones in 11 seconds to more efficiently combat electronic waste.

Breathe new life into hard-to-recycle junk with these innovative solutions.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Blake McFarland says he just wants to make cool things.

There doesn't seem to be anywhere to recycle one-time-use polyester graduation gowns so maybe they shouldn't be an option.

The ReTuna mall in Eskilstuna provides a shining example of how the buy-use-dispose model can be turned on its head.

A river pollution clean-up project yields spectacular results in Rotterdam.

Starbucks just recycled 25 million unused Starbucks cups, and that's good news. But don't ditch your reusable travel mug just yet.

Plastic bottles and caps should now be kept together when you recycle them. The reason? It's easier to sort them that way.

Incineration has become America's stopgap solution following China's crackdown on imported foreign waste, and it's hurting low-income communities.

Ice Age humans likely lived in these strange circles made from mammoth bones.

Incredible enzyme is capable of breaking down the PET in plastic bottles into raw materials in as little as 10 hours.

The male white bellbird attracts a mate by singing louder than a jackhammer.

If a virus or cold and flu just went through your house, you'll want to read these tips for cleaning every room in your home the all-natural way.

The lauded structure is bustling with activity as a whopper of a winter storm approaches.

The EPA is proposing a two-thirds cut in gasoline's sulfur content, but refiners say the new law will push up gas prices.

To help eliminate the perilous process of collecting potable water in Ethiopian villages, Italian architects design a water vapor-collecting tower.

The “Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience” concept truck aims to demonstrate a wide range of cutting-edge technologies and designs.