This is how you can detect mold in your home and what to do about it.

Vanessa offers the new president some unsolicited advice.

Want to help your employer print less without pushing his buttons? Vanessa tells you how.

Learn more about Natural Gas vehicles and what makes CNG's unique.

Vanessa explains how to cut back on the waste of commuting.

Green considerations for the responsible homeowner and gadget-lover.

High power factor compact fluorescent light bulbs are a better choice than standard CFLs because they put less strain on the power grid.

What's wrong with high fructose corn syrup? How about obesity, mercury and environmental damage?

Over-the-counter medication to treat head lice and scabies contains dangerous pesticides. Lice can be killed using natural ingredients like olive oil and essent

It is best not to flush medicine, as pharmaceuticals and personal care products are detectable in almost all water systems.

Products containing antimicrobials are almost always more hazardous than their traditional counterparts and tend to be loosely regulated.

Spring is a great time to renew your commitment to being green. A few suggestions: Walk or bike instead of driving, drive smoothly and more slowly to increase g

Turns out that food is one of the worst contaminants in the paper recycling process.

Among the real environmental repercussions of meat production is it uses more fertilizers and pesticides than any other industry (sprayed directly on the animal

Eating meat harms the environment as a result of large-scale, factory-style meat production, the modern practice of cramming huge numbers of animals together an

The biggest problem facing the Galapagos Islands is controlling the number of people — both visitors and residents.

Whether you form a CSA, join a farmers market or sell to restaurants, you and your neighbors can benefit from your green thumb.

Fireworks are an environmental disaster, leaving behind lead, radioactive barium, perchlorate, fine particulates and dioxins.

Vanessa answers questions on recycling, including plastic bottle caps, plastic overwrap, motor oil, glass and taped cardboard boxes.

How can I lessen my pets' effect on the environment? Spay/neuter, compost or bury pet waste, eco-friendly cat litter and kitty litter

Carbon dioxide emissions are making the ocean more acidic. The lower pH level inhibits the ability of many marine plants and animals to build their shells and s

Composting doesn't have to be about following rigid rules, and can be as easy as you make it.

Just because it's a new school year doesn't mean that you have to buy all new products.

You don't have to use toxic chemicals and pesticides to have a beautiful, lush yard. But first, stop fixing on having much of a lawn at all.

Natural alternatives to DEET work well in repelling mosquitoes, including eucalyptus, cedar, geranium, peppermint, lemon grass, fennel, catnip and rosemary plan

Some chemicals in nail polish and polish remover are known to cause cancer, and others lead to birth defects.

Floods hit Miss. Delta, GOP gov. embraces rail, U.S. to protect more species, and more.

Weather wallops U.S. South, killer quakes hit Spain, Japan embraces renewables, and U.S. military dogs have the spotlight.

U.S. sets disaster record, new branch of life found, climate change vs. pirates, and it turns out the nuclear crisis in Japan is worse than originally believed.

Endeavour lifts off, floods invade Miss. Delta, Obama embraces drilling, and fruit and vegetables farmers are up in arms.

Delta flood risk spreads, first squid leaves Earth, blood test reveals life span, and more.

River rehab gains steam, melons explode in China, camels plague Australia, and chlorinated Tris may be infecting young children with cancer.

Study: planets outnumber stars, floods fuel huge 'dead zone,' extinct rat returns, and more.

Rapture looms, crawfish thrive in floods, big cyclone season forecast, and more.

Tornadoes slam U.S. Midwest, floods threaten wildlife, Japan goes solar, and Chicago works on becoming greener.

U.S. sets tornado records, vines worsen warming, bee crisis continues, and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant likely suffered meltdowns.

More storms strike U.S., microbes make it rain, NASA eyes deep space, and hailstones are just a wealth of bacteria.

U.S. storms keep coming, FDA sued over superbugs, blind people can echolocate, and more.

U.S. reels from storms, cats' secret lives revealed, deadly disease eradicated, and reports of water on the moon intensify.

Space shuttle heads home, U.S. floods spread, CO2 emissions rise, and the amount of groundwater humans use is adjusting the earth's wobble.

WHO: phones may cause cancer, space shuttle lands, hurricane season begins, and more.

New E. coli sweeps Europe, tornadoes hit Mass., sharks like AC/DC, and more.

New superbug found, nukes cause 'boy booms,' jet streams may power world, and more.

New suspect in E. coli outbreak, wind power killing eagles, volcano erupts in Chile, and more.

Fires scorch Arizona, floods boost wildlife, speed limits may save whales, and more.

Heat wave hits U.S., floods strike China, pavement worsens pollution, and wildfire continue to rage across Arizona.

Arizona fire grows, Romney goes rogue, Facebook vs. landfills, and the war against invasive species in the U.S. heats up.

Can Germany nix nukes? Did meteors spark life? Is squid the new panda? Will wildfires in Arizona cease?

New 'Dirty Dozen' released, autism linked to toxins, jellyfish worsen warming, and the world should brace itself for the weird weather to continue.

GOP candidate targets EPA, fires doom fireworks, Scotts embraces pot, and the Missouri River breaks through two levees.