The Statue of Liberty may be a welcome sight to see for many entering the U.S. from around the world, but according to a recent NYC Health Department study, immigrant children are five times as likely as those born in the U.S. to suffer from lead

As if melting Himalayan glaciers weren't enough to radically (and perhaps catastrophically) reshape water supply in South Asia, a new report from researchers at Purdue University shows that summer monsoons could be

Forget for the moment about to what degree climate change has influenced the flooding in Pakistan. A new article in China Dialogue brings to light a new angle on one very aggravating factor on the overwhelming devastation: Illegal logging by the 'timber

Back when 20% of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding--deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so-called timber mafia, a group with

We know that illegal logging contributed to the devastation caused by last summer's flooding in Pakistan, when up to 20% of the nation was underwater. New research now sheds light on how so much rain fell: A rogue

PETA and I may disagree about the ethics of eating meat, and there are plenty of people who object to PETA's overly sexualized campaign tactics. Nevertheless, I have always felt they are one of the more effective campaign

Our photo of the day comes from northern Illinois.

NASA is using decades of space exploration technology to build a new eco-aware base here in California.

It's like that 1965 movie Crack in the World, where drilling for geothermal energy causes all kinds of problems. There are such high hopes for real geothermal power; there is a lot of heat down there that can vaporize water and run turbines.

With the abundant geothermal potential of the United States, what are the biggest barriers to tapping into that renewable energy source? Leslie Blodgett of Geothermal Energy Weekly answers.

A new type of geothermal heat pump system being tested in Philadelphia can tap into a city's sewage lines to capture heat.

Geothermal power has a promising future, but so far it has lagged behind most of its other renewable energy cousins, especially wind and solar.

Geothermal energy constantly gets overshadowed by other sources of clean energy, like wind and solar, because it's still more expensive. But with every passing year, it gets closer to its time in the spotlight.

Another effect of weather weirding: Higher tea prices coming? Northeast India tea production expected to drop 60% in 2012 this year.

Turn trash into a school garden in Harlem by recycling drink bottles in Times Square today.

Post-war, Lyons Tea Shops could't redecorate, so they commissioned some great paintings instead.

These pods of evil have taken over North America, bringing tons of waste with them.

Although the health benefits of tea are roundly lauded, an Arkansas man recently found out that too much can be devastating.

Promoting the gift economy and community resiliency, this man has been traveling the country for the last decade, offering free cups of tea out of his bus home.

Sumitomo Forestry has a lot of wood to use up.

Yo Shimada designs a house for a family that believes if you've got it, flaunt it.

Watch these beautiful Japanese macaques at Wild Snow Monkey Park who have truly mastered the fine art of relaxation.

Because of the weather, some of the country's famed cherry trees are having a surprise autumn bloom instead of in spring.

It sounds ridiculous: how could an element on the periodic table be an endangered species? The scientist, James Elser of Arizona State University, who is asking if we need a 'Red List' for phosphorous uses the

A new tea set to become the world's most expensive is being fertilized with panda feces, and is touted as having cancer-preventing properties.

A government report has found that selenium contamination is connected to fish deformities, including two-headed trout.

Given how dreadful most new housing is these days, this is at least the minimum builders should build and customers should expect.

She wouldn't sell to the developer around her, and now it is a prime example of "demolition by neglect."

A large section of a 140-year-old Western hemlock tree is faithfully reconstructed by hand from cast molds, using tiny pieces of reclaimed cedar that have been carefully glued together.

I could write this post in my sleep, it is such a tired playbook that happens so often in real estate development.

Which really, is how every building and office should be designed.

Or is it a missed opportunity?

Old canvas bags have never looked so good. These antique Hungarian grain sacks date from 1910-1930. They are handwoven with flax linen, which is known for its durability and strength, and is said to be two to three times stronger than cotton. The

This week is all about climate change and its myriad ripple effects. Melting Arctic ice has opened up an international controversy over deep-sea land rights, and Russia will now make a bold move by planting its flag 14,000 feet below the surface. New

According to the Spanish newspaper El País last week, Spain will be the first big buyer of CO2 emission rights from Eastern Europe, in order to fulfil the Kyoto Protocol. In 2007, Spain's emissions had

Hungary already has a ban on genetically modified crops, so this is a bit more complicated than it may seem at first. As PlanetSave reports Hungary has destroyed approximately 1000 acres of maize fields found to

They call it green. I call it too much.

One designer tackles how the ubiquitous egg carton could be rethought in order to waste less.

A tiny apartment in a new tourist hotspot is remade with clever modern elements to maximize space.

The electricity-free and low-water Drumi device could be one method of washing clothes without taking a huge toll on the environment.

After promising not to use sodium lauryl sulfate in any products, The Honest Co. is under scrutiny after two lab tests found significant amounts of the chemical in its laundry detergent.

Proctor & Gamble blames it on Millennials not knowing how to do laundry, but it's more likely that they don't feel like paying to infuse their clothes with nasty chemicals.

Corporate Knights Magazine asks the question and gets a different result than we did.

The agro giant made contradictory claims to the government about the herbicide Enlist Duo, the EPA isn’t happy.

People want big SUVs and pickups, not little fuelsippers. What's a car maker to do?

The bipartisan legislation signed into law by Obama in June 2016 is surviving under the new administration, but it needs your help to thrive

Why should carmakers bother when there is so much profit in SUVs and pickups?

The scariest thing about these chemicals is that they are almost certainly in your bloodstream and we don't know how bad that might be.

Reducing the benefits they can count will reduce the number of regulations that pass the cost-benefit analysis phase of regulation

In this eye-popping example of adaptive reuse, a crumbling church is remade into a public skatepark, complete with incredible murals.