The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge opens to the public Sept. 15 amid controversy and concerns.

This foliage map from SmokeyMountains.com is a handy, up-to-date guide to fall leaf season all over the country.

Markku Lahdesmaki's photo series 'Avanto' illuminates the Finnish hobby of ice swimming.

The air at 85% of national parks is unhealthy at times, report finds, building on a study that said concentration of smog-forming ozone rivals that of cities.

Now 50% complete, the Great American Rail-Trail spans an epic 4,000 epic miles.

Whether you're planning to camp or just go for a simple hike, here are 10 things you need before you hit the trail.

Actor urges lawmakers to close environmental loopholes and increase oversight of industry.

Paterson vetoes anti-fracking bill, but at the same time extends a more narrowly written moratorium on fracking.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame supports the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce's anti-fracking position. Cooperstown is located in central New York, in the hea

Chesapeake Energy's Aubrey McClendon responds to a NYT report that suggests the natural gas industry is part of a Ponzi scheme.

The NRDC unveils a new online tool for Americans who face pollution from hydraulic fracturing, aka 'fracking.'

'30 Rock' actor is the latest big name to go up against the natural gas industry.

Much like his role as the Hulk in the new 'Avengers' movie, actor Mark Ruffalo says his battle against fracking is about 'fighting for the common good.'

It may be a largely symbolic victory for environmentalists, but many critics of hydraulic fracturing hope it will set an example for other states to follow.

Does 'fracking' need a new name? The slang for hydraulic fracturing sounds dirty and disconcerting — and now a study finds it even curbs support for the contr

The Youngstown quakes were triggered by wastewater injection, scientists have discovered.

Prize-winning design proposal revives defunct post offices by transforming them into food-sharing centers.

The success of two elementary school volunteer projects earned a shelter a donation from the Petco Foundation.

Is a bill that treats homelessness as a medical condition flawed? Or is it just what the doctor ordered?

Aaron Tucker was hoping a job interview would change his life, but he wound up saving a life instead.

As the season of giving approaches, support your local food bank's commitment to give less junk food and donate only nutritious food.

Brazen raccoon bandits may be trying to trying to send Toronto a message. They have been showing up in all sorts of places.

Working eight hours a day for two years, Jalandhar Nayak cut nearly five miles of road through the mountainous terrain of eastern India.

In 2015, Albuquerque launched an innovative program aimed at helping the area's homeless. Instead of ticketing panhandlers, city officials offered them jobs.

We've given far too much of our lives to Facebook to give up on the relationship now.

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

As the government shutdown drags on, Andrés and his team jump in to help - again.

Community fridges are like Little Free Pantries, but with electricity. They are one more solution to hunger and food waste.

The new and highly Instagrammable interactive exhibition in Miami Beach receives a violation for generating marine debris.

Why didn't someone think of this before?

Rich Horner went diving in Manta Point, off the coast of Bali, and found a world of plastics waiting for him.

Drinking straws are one item that's days are numbered as Ikea vows to eliminate throwaway plastic products from its product range and in-store eateries.

The Dutch do it again with a new cycling path in the northeastern city of Zwolle that's made from old plastic bottles and packaging.

Why are regular citizens doing the work that should be done by the companies that make the disposables?

A community rallied to find a coyote trapped in plastic in the middle of a snowstorm.

When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson appeared on The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart couldn’t resist asking.

Lisa P. Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, discusses climate change with Jon Stewart.

Republicans are licking their chops about questioning the EPA administrator, but recent history shows that may be exactly what she wants.

Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health will convene today to hear about the effects of everyday chemicals on the health of children.

The EPA will continue to draw fire, but the veto weapon should protect the agency as long as Obama is in the White House.

The GOP is treating the EPA chief like a human punching bag — but she can strike back.

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

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is responsible for creating or saving one million green jobs.

In the wake of the worst nuclear disaster in a generation, Germany doubled down on a decade of success, pledging to eliminate nukes by 2022 and switch almost ex

From sustainability as a means of innovation to envisioning a prosperous, peaceful future free of oil, coal and nuclear energy, these five books are taking care

Site for wind farms is not exactly the type of field you picture a retired NFL linebacker scouting. But Sean Tufts is not your typical retired player. Nor is he

Two inventors have built a table-sized, automated factory that can quickly manufacture pocket-sized solar panels that last longer and are cheaper than current p

Your heart may break as you watch anthropomorphic cooling towers and smokestacks tumble to the ground.

Particle accelerators do more than collide subatomic particles and atoms together — they provide clues about the universe.

Japanese homeowners are investing in solar panels in an act that the WSJ describes as a 'post-tsunami revolt against conventional electric utilities.'