And researchers estimate there's another 3 trillion pieces in surface sediments.

A new study shows that all-plastic tea bags release billions of particles into hot water.

"Bags for life," as they're called, do not get reused nearly as much as retailers would like to believe.

Hawaii's most populated island is implementing tough new rules for packaging.

A scientific assessment has confirmed enormous amounts of waste and definite harm to wildlife.

Judith Thornton questions the conventional wisdom about plastic packaging. She has a controversial point.

The ancient Ok glacier, a fraction of its former size and unable to move, was declared dead in 2014.

Some places have looked at paying people to recycle, but others think it makes more sense to charge people for their waste instead. When the UK talked about implementing a "pay-as-you-throw" scheme for trash, our readers were

Maine's taking a stand against oil usage and oil dependency--frankly the bigger issue than where we get our oil from, tar sands and other unconventional oil sources aside. As NRDC Switchboard reports, the state has passed a law

Preserving fisheries is crucial. But one fisherman argues that regulation can do more harm than good, and that fishing communities used to regulate themselves.

One craftsman is on a mission. Not only is he reclaiming and repairing quality hand tools. He is taking on corporate hegemony in the process.

Though only powering 75-100 homes at launch, the TidGen Cobscook Bay project, in Eastport, Maine, is slated to expand to ten times its initial size.

A mix of modern and traditional design elements that are appropriate for the Northeast make these very interesting houses.

It's the first conference of the North American Passive House Network and it sounds like it was a lot of fun.

Some legislators in Maine want the state's food to be labeled sooner.

In an effort to support local food production and defend customers' rights to buy and eat whatever local farm products they want, 16 towns in Maine have created their own local food ordinances.

Despite needing to pay a hefty tuition bill this fall, Hannah Rousey refused to take money from Poland Spring Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Nestlé.

It's as if Chris Knight left for a weekend camping trip, but didn't come home for a quarter-century.

In the US, Arbor Day is April 27, 2007. When this writer was a child, our grade school class planted trees on Arbor Day, told that when we grew up that "our" trees might well still be there, beholden to our childhood actions. We even had an

The simple act of planting a tree can mean many things to many people: It can be considered a symbol of new birth and life, a natural form of art, possibly another chore around the house, and even to some just part of another landscaping job that helps

Like many of our readers, we suspect this dude would be less than impressed with the recycled squirrel decanter we featured a while back. No matter, he’s too busy worrying about the lack of trees to be too concerned by human beings and their tacky

Instead of buying some new "green" products for Earth Day, start a legacy for your community by planting trees for Arbor Day.

Environment minister called waste importers 'traitors' who don't care about the country's long-term sustainability.

WIth the death of Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhinoceros, the species is one step closer to complete extinction.

For the first time ever, a nursery for endangered ray pups and adolescents has been discovered – giving researchers hope to learn more about these rare gentle giants.

The howl of magnificent Zephyr at NY's Wolf Conservation Center gets Mother Nature's attention.

The 'puffin patrol' is saving baby puffins by the handful.

The World Customs Organization and INTERPOL retrieved thousands of endangered animals during a sweep of arrests across 109 countries.

One of the '25 most wanted' lost species, the silver-backed chevrotain is a snaggle-toothed, deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit and walk on its tippy toes.

Humanity's innate love for nature is integrated into this design for a biologically attuned and meditative workspace in London.

The electric quadracycle is clad in a composite made from hemp and cashews.

This is how you get people out of cars and build better cities. So what's stopping them?

A conference on sustainable construction in the Can of Ham is in denial about upfront carbon emissions

It's to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair.

The Norwegian Consumer Authority thinks the fast fashion company is misleading shoppers with its so-called Conscious Collection.

Ways to spend the day for those who'd like to skip the whole 'bloodsport of mass consumerism' thing.

This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up.

It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in.

Kitchens should be for cooking.

Treehugger has noted before how one can generate electricity from algae; Now Designboom shows a lamp designed by Mike Thompson that uses the principle. Place the lamp outside and the algae generates electricity during

These stunning underwater organisms offer an ethereal beauty hard to reproduce on land.

The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater plants offer an

Kelp isn't just for eating; this designer is experimenting with the fast-growing, large algae for lighting.

Humans dump millions of tons of phosphorus into lakes every year, and it's destroying their ecosystems.

Bloom hoovers up harmful algae overgrowth from waterways and turns it into a flexible foam that can replace some petroleum-based products.

The company that makes "shoes for people who don't want to wear them" is introducing a new model of adventure shoe constructed with EVA foam made from algae biomass.

We have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.

It's still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely.

An extended mating season is bringing California's tarantulas out in droves; here's a reminder to go easy on the gentle giants.

The Transition Town concept, a community focused response to climate change and peak oil, which was pioneered by Rob Hopkins, and which we reported on here and here, is spreading even further. For the first time, it is being tried on a city-wide scale,