Over 60,000 members of the People’s Liberation Army will help increase the total acreage of forested land in China from 21 to 23 percent.

The wildfire in the Florida Everglades has spread to 32,000 acres, and officials are using all the resources they can to contain it.

Cheap solar panels, micro-inverters, and plug-in technology make DIY solar a reality for the first time.

The president is getting a report card for his first 100 days in office from Michael Pollan and others. How's he doing on the food front?

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Serving chili, jambalaya or chips n' dip at your Superbowl 44 shindig? Make sure your cupboards are stocked with bowls made from eco-materials.

Grizzlies becoming unbearable, oil kills Gulf coral, GOP sparks power struggle, and more.

Camping's not your thing? Here are helpful tips for people who don't like to camp.

Check out the amazing transformation one man goes through after hiking from Georgia to Maine.

Here are some quirky towns with their own distinct vibe that are worth a visit ... and might be a place you'd like to settle down.

From a man wearing a minotaur mask to a collection of taxidermy, these fascinating images were the 2018 Sony World Photography winners.

The natural surroundings at these picturesque concert venues sometimes steal the show.

We've got picks that include documentaries, fantasy, fiction and even kid movies.

Walter Carr, a dedicated young employee, wins accolades in Alabama for going above and beyond to get to his first day of work.

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood are just two of the great speakers scheduled for this year’s green jobs conference.

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson delivered the opening keynote at the 2011 Good Jobs Green jobs conference.

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From pistachio shell-powered eco-cities to tiny houses on the moon, this spring certainly wasn't short on starry-eyed intrigue and bold ambition.

Billionaire philanthropist says he's 'doubling down' on efforts to reduce carbon emissions and replace half the nation's coal fleet with clean energy by 2017.

Here are the films to catch at the country's largest environmental film fest — including one about making saké and the tragic industry of trophy hunting.

With money from the government to spend on culture, Italian teens have another reason to celebrate their milestone 18th birthday.

The Scottish government recently approved the construction of a wind farm set off the coast from Donald Trump's golf course.

2012 saw the highest rate of alternative, renewable energy sources in the United States.

I’m making this trek to ask Maine Gov. Paul LePage to lead, follow, or get out of the way of clean energy development.

Take a photo tour of 10 different facilities around the world where SC Johnson is using renewable energy and learn about their positive environmental impact.

In a nation where transportation claims 20 percent of CO2 emissions, train travel will soon be a zero-emission affair.

Here are 10 places with a reputation for bountiful breezes ... and, sometimes, winds that are a lot stronger than that.

Portugal predicts that renewables will satisfy its mainland electricity needs by 2040.

Add this kitchen mainstay to your arsenal of natural cleaners.

Looking to simplify your life, save some money, boost your health and help the planet? Then these grandma-tested customs are for you.

Police are looking for suspects in the apian assault.

Australian scientists are attaching sensors to bees to track their movements and study colony collapse disorder.

In honor of the Chilean miners being rescued, we've put together a selection of miraculous rescue efforts.

Buried deep in your cellphone, laptop, and flat-screen television are a bevy of obscure elements that make our modern lives possible.

Mountaintop removal mining is one of the most destructive forms of resource extraction, and it's taking its toll.

We can't just build better; we have to change the way we live.

A UCI scientist accidentally discovered a way to make a rechargeable, lithium-ion battery that could last for 400 years.

Sandwich filling, side dish, and main dish recipes for the slow cooker that will keep you and your home cool this summer.

Neolithic humans in the Wadi Faynan region of southern Jordan may have polluted the river while first learning how to smelt.

Simple chemical process is cheap and safe, and could soon eliminate BPA as a pollutant.

Radium, a naturally-occurring radioactive element that's also a known carcinogen, can be found in water systems across the U.S.

The oil leak may be releasing thousands of gallons per day, but after 14 years, it is finally at least partly contained.

Spanish endurance athlete Antonio de la Rosa is the first to cross the Pacific on a paddleboard.

Here's a rundown of the top 11 spaceflight stories of 2011, from the last mission of NASA's venerable space shuttle program to China's first-ever docking of two

Visiting Florida's Space Coast ahead of next week's primary, the GOP presidential candidate vows to build a permanent U.S. colony on the moon.

As the space shuttle Endeavor is poised to come to Los Angeles, crews will remove about 400 trees to make room for its passage.

Three Chinese astronauts lifted off to spend 15 days in China's Tiangong 1 Module space station.

NASA will send off the "Sunjammer," a 128-ft solar sail, to record space weather and study the Sun.

NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield, who in 1984 commanded the maiden mission of the space shuttle Discovery, died on July 17