The overhaul now includes the Voyager feature for deep exploration, not just satellite views.

Making sure the water you're about to drink is free from pathogens is a snap with this portable UV Purifier.

In some areas of the world, transporting water to where it is needed is a major burden, in terms of both time and health, but a new solution may help to ease that process.

A concept water bottle pulls water from the air like the Namib Desert Beetle.

Providing clean water in areas with minimal local resources may be as simple as implementing this ingenious DIY water treatment system.

Last night, on her show, Rachel Maddow showed some incredible photos of an explosive accident at a Texas fracking site. After seeing the photos, you'll be surprised to learn that thankfully no one was killed.

The newfound aquifer contains enough water to quench Kenya for decades to come.

This little solar powered device can take the guesswork out of SODIS water treatment, showing when the resulting water is safe to drink.

One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system.

As you can see in the satellite photos above, California is experiencing a massive drought over most of the state. The most visible aspect from space is the snow cover (or lack thereof) over the Sierra Nevada mountain range

The ÖKO Odyssey water bottle actually has six functions!

You may think you're ingesting a safe, clean product, but you're really putting synthetic microfibers into your body.

Times they are a changin'

We are going backward, not forward.

Why are we wasting such a valuable resource? Where will it come from if we don't drill for natural gas?

You might want to rethink that dream house by the ocean.

Lack of rain has reduced potato crop yields to a third of what they usually are.

This man wants to prove a point about rising global carbon dioxide levels by locking himself inside this DIY greenhouse for the next three days.

Trump would rather keep humans out of the country than saltwater.

What happens when you restrict cars? Transit use, cycling and walking increase dramatically.

These 7 sea-loving grandmothers are helping research an elusive venomous snake population.

What's in a cricket's song? And how do they do it?

When the rare leucistic moose appeared before his camera, photographer Anders Tedeholm captured the magic.

George Monbiot wades into the meat-and-climate debate by explaining how 'ethically' raised meat is actually worse for the planet than those raised in confined spaces. It leaves omnivores in an awkward position.

This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial

In the latest installment of 'A Death by 1000 Cuts,' a New York TImes analysis lists the Earth-loving rules that Washington is seeking to reverse.

Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely.

Great Lakes residents would be paying this off for 47 years ... but reaping the benefits for just as long.

Finally one state is putting a stop to the "exfoliocean." Hopefully others will follow its lead, forcing companies to adopt eco-friendly alternatives.

Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose.

The autonomous robot allows scientists to more safely study polar enviroments and also collects valuable information on ice conditions for climate research.

A gigatonne of ice here, a gigatonne of ice there... Soon enough we're talking about a meaningful quantity!

Proving once again that mankind can reverse the effects of our mistakes if we just take firm and fast action

Lessons from Amundsen: travel fast and light with a small footprint.

Australian Antarctic Division captures a vision of curious penguins ready for their close-up.

In support of Greenpeace's Antarctic campaign, this may be the prettiest video I've ever watched – and the cause couldn't be more important.

The 9-mile long archipelago has more Adélie penguins than the entire rest of the Antarctic peninsula combined.

Boston is getting a "CLT Cellular Passive House Demonstration Project" that pushes every TreeHugger button.

Or, how to get glowing skin with just a few simple ingredients.

This young man's mortgage-free home includes an interesting self-built version of the rare species known as the heated ceiling.

Yes, it's actually possible!

The French government has set a goal of eliminating all single-use plastics by 2040. Phase one has begun.

I tasked myself with buying no plastic bottles for the year; here's how it's going so far.

The 'mega cruises' are harming the environment, the island's aesthetic appeal, and local quality of life.

Starting in 2020, the company will redesign packaging to be more environmentally-friendly.

This year, Gandhi's birthday will be marked by a national crackdown on six specific plastic items.

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.

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