Police chief refuses to intervene and offers his support for the rights of breastfeeding mothers.

The nip in the air says it's time to transition from summer cooking to fall cooking with this end-of-summer vegetable soup.

The real farmers market insiders share their secrets for making the most of your trip.

Amazon's Farmers Market Direct program brings farmers extra business while delivering produce picked by a personal shopper to your doorstep.

We may aspire to eat like foodies, but in reality, we often reach for 'familiar' fare.

Some markets are getting creative to make sure all SNAP recipients have access to fresh, local, healthy food.

What farmers along the Mississippi do directly affects lives of fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico.

Quick facts about the Yuma water situation from the Blue Planet expedition.

Alexandra Cousteau ventures out of sight, deep into the cool world of New Mammoth Cave in Tennessee.

Video: Alexandra Cousteau investigates The Hoover Dam and the draining of Lake Mead.

Video: What happens when the fruits and veggies at your local grocery store go bad?

Learn the keys to making smarter choices at the grocery store.

Video: Get eco-tips from Tia and Wilmer. Get eco-tips from Tia Carrere and Wilmer Valderrama. (Video by Gerri Miller)

Whip up some cool Halloween costume ideas, starting with simple cardboard.

Swedish fire torches burn from the inside out, and the fire can last for two to five hours depending on the size and material of the wood.

These coasters are a cinch to customize for the animal-lovers in your life.

Geometric crystal ornaments bring on the color, and they're easy to make too.

Who know you could build a functional car or virtual reality goggles from cardboard?

Don't have a green thumb? These painted rocks will solve that problem.

This DIY bird feeder uses hollow citrus rinds to create a colorful cup for birds to feast on seeds.

These crafty garden markers will help you organize your plants and also make it look cute.

Enhance your neighborhood's flora with a little guerrilla gardening.

This offbeat but ancient gardening technique remains a novel way to show off your plants.

Ditch the plastic letters and kitschy tourist magnets for something more in touch with nature for your fridge.

Matt Pember shares an excerpt from his new book that shows you how to make a miniature greenhouse using old windows.

The tags show that you took the extra time to make your gift special.

Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, <i>The Daily Show</i> host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.

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?

In his commencement speech at Washington University, Energy Secretary Chu encouraged graduates to "Do something that matters. Help save the world."

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

The Department of Energy has awarded $188 million to small businesses in 34 states to spur clean energy innovation, job creation and more.

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

The U.S. Department of Energy awards $57 million to 33 small business projects.

Although refrigerators continue to grow in size and become more tricked out, new standards will also require them to be drastically more energy efficient.

The U.S. Department of Energy will guarantee a $1.45 billion loan for the Abengoa Solar Solana project in the Arizona desert.

The U.S. Department of Energy will provide more than $11 million to support eight geothermal energy projects.

President Obama's proposed budget may be a longshot in Congress, but it still offers a preview of what he hopes to accomplish if re-elected this fall.

The MIT physicist is already steeped in Beltway politics, but his enthusiasm for nuclear power and natural gas worries some environmental advocates.

In his first week on the job, new U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz makes it clear he sees 'no ambiguity' about the scientific consensus on global warming.

When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas, this rescuer opened her home to nearly 100 dogs.

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

Growing food isn't about green-thumbing our nose at Mother Nature; it's about knowing her well enough to enlist her assistance.

Pearl Fryar has no horticultural training but his talent is apparent in the 300 sculptures at Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, S.C.

The International Garden Photographer of the Year honors 16 photographers for their macro images of plants and animals.

Ever wondered what different types of caterpillars look like before they transform into butterflies? Here are 10 instagram-worthy before-and-after photos

A hybrid that would be cold-hardy and suitable for outdoor planting may be available for home landscapes in a few years.

Suet is a high-calorie source of easily digestible food for birds, and making it couldn't be easier.

There's a poaching ring focused on some succulents in the genus Dudleya, which can fetch millions on the black market in East Asia.

The rhyme "leaves of three, let it be" could describe a lot of plants, so you have to know what to look for to identify poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac.

Gardener Donna Stumphf wanted to grow a few vegetables for the needy and ended up with more than 1.5 tons.