More than 20,000 barrels of crude oil spilled, but thankfully because of a 40 foot thick layer of clay beneath the field, the oil has been relatively contained and is not believed to have reached a water source.

After two years of pressing pipeline regulators to release inspection photos and videos of the 60-year-old Enbridge pipeline that carries tar sands oil through the Straits of Mackinac, NWF took it upon themselves to inspect the pipeline.

New York judge throws the whole thing out, accusing lawyer of bribery and money laundering.

The largest oil spill in the U.S. happened 25 years ago today.

If a hurricane is headed your way, you surely have a lot on your mind. Knowing the energy infrastructure risks in your area may be one more thing to throw in there.

Why make exceptions like this?

Gulf Coast states and the federal government agree to the highest fine for an environmental disaster in U.S. history.

Impact of greenhouse gases released since October measured over a 20-year time frame is equivalent to emissions from 7 million cars.

New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars.

Largest study yet predicts "The next nuclear accident may be much sooner or more severe than the public realizes"

One hundred years later, we are still playing chicken with peoples' lives.

In our dystopian future we might all be buying power by the watt-hour from a cart in the market.

Don't read this if you are in a bad mood. Or a good mood, really.

A new study found pollution is dangerous for the brain ... especially if you're male.

It's over. As of midnight on May 31st 2018, data on the hazards and risks of every chemical sold in Europe is available to ensure safety

If you're going to go for it, you may as well REALLY go for it.

We blame ourselves for not recycling more plastics, and yet our efforts are like "hammering a nail to halt a falling skyscraper." It's time we got to the root of the problem.

Now, for the rest of the U.S. and Canada to get on board...

Artist Thomas Dambo and his team of elves built this wonderful recycled village in Copenhagen where DIYers can make all of their gifts for free.

A piece of baby furniture that's designed to last longer by changing into other useful things as one's child grows.

The big Danish design competition really has similar goals to TreeHugger: to promote good green design that makes the world better

Install and forget about these induction powered lights from Denmark.

A look at some of the nominees which are brilliant, and others that are something else.

It's the Danish word for happiness, which these days seems in short supply.

Computers and technology let designers do things that were unimaginable just a decade ago.

Appliances have labels for energy efficiency, so why not food?

COBE architects are turning charging time into quality time.

Once you've seen what goes on inside a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) it's tough to accept the trade-off of horrific animal suffering in order to have cheap food.

When I reported on a planned 8,100 cow super-dairy in the UK, I noted that many dairy farmers were concerned that these industrial-scale operations would expose the public to the fact that even most smaller

I always thought the 'it makes them grow faster' reasoning for why they put antibiotics in animal feed was a myth and that the truth was more complex. Farmers found they could crowd animals

The already tense battle over mining in Inner Mongolia has erupted further after a Mongolian herder was run over by a coal truck and killed while trying to block the

A 13-year-old inventor in Kenya has come up with a low-cost, eco-friendly way to protect his family's livestock that could also serve as a solution to a serious problem in his country -- managing human-wildlife conflict.

The wide use of antibiotics in factory farms to prevent infections and promote growth is a breeding ground for superbugs.

A rare, early October blizzard has devastated the South Dakota rancher community, after as many as 100,000 head of cattle may have died following the October 3rd storm.

The U.S.’s top nutritional panel has recommended that Americans eat less meat, both for their health and to help protect the planet.

There is scant evidence that it actually boosts libido and sexual performance, and it could be harmful.

We talk a lot about the devastation of a warming planet, but what if things went the other way? A new study confirms the worst.

Much of the upper US could be treated to some celestial theatrics.

The mysterious organism looks like a mushroom but acts like an animal, and it's one of my favorite beings ever.

The world's weirdest living thing should encourage us to rethink what we think about intelligence.

Researchers find that the neurotoxin is carried in by coastal fog, deposited on the land, and then makes its way up the food chain where it is approaching toxic thresholds in pumas.

A NASA scientist shows us the three-fifths of the planet's surface that we don't get to see.

In many part of the world, the 2019-2020 winter was the winter that wasn't.

From dancing tree fairies to the reality of spring fever, there’s more to the March equinox than almost-equal night and day.

Researchers are able to detect and measure things they could not before, while many species flourish amid the silence.

Don't settle for sub-standard meals. Good homemade food fuels both body and soul.

Social distancing and quarantines don't mean you have to live on canned soup alone.

It's a lot more than just a box, it's packaging as a service.

What happens to old hotel soap? One young social entrepreneur created a humanitarian and environmental nonprofit that saves, sanitizes and supplies recycled hotel soap for the developing world.

Prevent drain blockages and environmental damage by taking care with what you put down the sink.