Breakthrough vaccine technique makes you immune to all forms of the flu virus.

The Ozark chinquapin tree was believed to have been wiped out by blight, but it has slowly resurfaced.

Large coalition of environmental groups uses humor to fight misconceptions around 'clean' coal.

Sierra Club claims success after year-long 'Clean up Dynergy' campaign

Residents of Harriman, TN share their experiences during and since the billion gallon coal ash spill.

How big of a problem is the nation's collective coal ash waste? How bad is it in Tennessee? What's going on in D.C.?

Coal country Sen. Robert Byrd is crowing about $4 billion he steered towards the false hype that is "clean coal" in the Senate version of the economic stimulus

Massey Energy wants to rip down Coal River Mountain in West Virginia to get at the coal below. Local residents need your help.

On Monday thousands of Americans will march the streets of Washington, DC to protest against coal and the damage it causes our environment and society.

The brothers behind 'The Big Lebowski' turn their filmmaking talents to the boondoggle that is "clean coal".

What do the Easter Bunny, Clean Coal and Santa Claus have in common? None of them exist -- except in the minds of children and energy executives.

After nearly 100 years of burning coal to heat and cool Congress, the U.S. Capitol Power Plant will switch over to less harmful natural gas.

Coal has made Duke Energy wealthy, yet the company's CEO admits it can be dangerous. Will he solve the problem?

The Bush Administration buried a report showing a highly elevated risk of cancer for those living near coal ash. Why do we burn coal again?

Drinking water near last year's billion-gallon coal ash spill in Tennessee is choked with arsenic and lead, and TVA is shipping cleaned-up coal ash to poor comm

One blogger's perspective on the recent 'success' of Wisconsin's carbon capture pilot program.

Clean coal lobbyist forges 12 letters to trick House members into voting 'No' on ACES.

New analysis of basalt rock formations on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. reveals the possibility of cleaner coal.

Margaret Palmer, professor of biology at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies, believes there's a better way to mine for coal than blowin

A note-perfect 'clean coal' parody site has become the talk of the Internet. With its Coal Cares campaign, the heretofore unknown activist group Coal is Killing

The Pennsylvania Republican is a solid pick for social conservatives, but what are his views when it comes to environmental policy?

What is clean coal? Clean coal technology encompasses a variety of technologies and techniques to reduce harmful emissions and improve the efficiency of coal-bu

Complaints of sidewalk excrement have become so frequent that the city has established a team dedicated to clearing away number twos.

Perfect for blustery apartment balconies, the student-designed O-Wind Turbine is a national winner of the James Dyson Award.

Critics of the Via Verde project in Mexico City argue that making a busy beltway more aesthetically pleasing only encourages motorists to keep driving.

Woodland hawks, attracted by the songbirds that love backyard feeders, are thriving in cities.

Here are 14 of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

A new retrospective study finds that 1980s-era cleanup of Boston Harbor was well worth it from a return on investment standpoint.

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison find that city blocks with 40% or more tree coverage are naturally cooler than blocks with fewer trees.

A concept unveiled at a UN roundtable outlines a fully autonomous floating city.

Find out what the LEED Green Building Rating System has in common with Shakespeare.

Environmentally-friendly practices aren't just for new buildings anymore. Their existing – and, in some cases, elderly – counterparts are catching on, too.

Located a stone's throw from a light rail station and a host of ethnic restaurants and public amenities, Dwell Development's Columbia Station is a green micro-c

In collaboration with the Make It Right foundation and William McDonough, the green prefab powerhouse debuts a LEED Platinum home starting at $179,000.

The U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference and expo will be held in San Francisco, California.

The first national park in the world has a comprehensive recycling program, LEED certified buildings and more.

Harmony House for Cats’ new shelter isn’t just doing something good for Chicago’s felines — it’s also doing something good for the planet. The no-kill

The company's New York headquarters is now equipped with energy-saving LED lighting.

The new World Trade Center buildings will include a bevy of sustainable features that maximize energy efficiency, reduce waste and minimize the environmental im

Organization will provide a one-year membership to the U.S. Green Building Council.

Message of the week from the Eco-Driven with Toyota & Friends conference: Everyone can make greener choices. Attending this event has made me realize I can make

In observation of one of the original New Urbanist-style planned communities' 75th anniversary, Norris, Tenn. gets a self-sufficient prefab demo home.

This California hotel that our food blogger stayed goes beyond LEED certification in its sustainability initiatives.

Calgary will be getting yet another show-stopping skyscraper, this one a LEED Platinum-exceeding mixed-use development designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.

Holst Architecture's Bud Clark Commons project joins an eclectic assortment of notable green buildings on the 2014 AIA COTE annual top 10 list.

This isn't your grandfather's vegetation-topped, solar-powered, vegan pulled pork sandwich-selling football stadium.

The palatial Beaux-Arts beauty completed in 1915 is named the oldest LEED Platinum building.

Every year, the number of green college programs — and the number of students enrolled in them — rises, as careers in environmental policy, sustainability,

The intricacies of soil biodiversity may offer scientists insights into how species — animals and plants — can survive global warming.

From cheap fashion to the billion-dollar trash trade, the following five books demonstrate some of the key connections between economic and natural systems.