Buried in the 500-plus pages of the defense budget signed by President Obama on Dec. 31 is a curious provision that prohibits the Department of Defense from spe

The District of Columbia had the most LEED-certified square footage per capita in 2011.

Located a stone's throw from a light rail station and a host of ethnic restaurants and public amenities, Dwell Development's Columbia Station is a green micro-c

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) developed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system to certify buildings as meetin

The new certificate is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools.

The home of the Chicago Bears is the first LEED-EB certified NFL stadium.

Once considered a dead zone for green building, Miami Beach will soon be getting its first LEED Platinum home in the form of 2020 Alton Road, a super-sleek, sup

Application deadline for the 2012 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program is Aug. 10, 2012.

The first national park in the world has a comprehensive recycling program, LEED certified buildings and more.

Toyota's Kansas City Regional Technical Training Center received LEED Gold certification.

The U.S. Green Building Council announces that a not-too-shabby 20,000 residential building projects have been bestowed with LEED for Homes certification and t

Bryan Cranston — the actor behind "Breaking Bad," television's favorite chemistry teacher-turned-meth manufacturer — appears at Dwell on Design to discuss

Study reveals that green certified homes are valued 9% higher than comparable properties.

The U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification program reaches a new milestone.

The building is the first major art and education facility to earn Platinum level LEED certification.

The architectural design firm’s portfolio includes 20 LEED Platinum certified facilities.

After the nation's largest deep energy retrofit, the Castle Square Apartments in Boston's South End achieves LEED Platinum status.

In the South Bronx, a 124-unit housing development with a rooftop farm combines low-income housing with an emphasis on healthy living and fresh food.

Holst Architecture's Bud Clark Commons project joins an eclectic assortment of notable green buildings on the 2014 AIA COTE annual top 10 list.

As Make It Right inches toward the finish line in New Orleans, the housing nonprofit unveils 5 designs that address overcrowding at Fort Peck Reservation.

It's amazing how closely the powerful swirls of a hurricane match the Fibonacci sequence.

Every year, the number of green college programs — and the number of students enrolled in them — rises, as careers in environmental policy, sustainability,

The Colorado-based school wants to buy itself from a cash-strapped parent organization, but it may have to close if it can't raise $2.5 million by Jan. 31.

The Colorado-based school raised $2.3 million over the past two months, allowing it to buy itself and its campus from a cash-strapped parent organization.

Meet Dr. Rob Sanford, department chair and professor of environmental science at the University of Southern Maine.

From cheap fashion to the billion-dollar trash trade, the following five books demonstrate some of the key connections between economic and natural systems.

From curious kid to giving back, to advisor to Apple computers, Jackson shares her path to leadership.

Filmmaker Mark Kitchell talks to MNN about the need to understand the birth and life of the green movement in the U.S.

Sustainable agricultural practices add essential carbon to soil's organic matter, which could be key to reviving soil quality.

Researchers say the giant tsunami occured in the Cape Verde Islands 73,000 years ago.

A water molecule's "residence time" in a given system can help us understand how pollution moves through water and help protect this valuable natural resource.

You can make a difference for environmental science while traveling, whether you're going to the beach, visiting a park or sticking to cities.

Soil organisms play a critical role in influencing a naturally occurring phenomenon known as "tree migration," say University of Tennessee researchers.

How the Sahara Desert both contributes to and checks the formation of big hurricanes.

It's not the smartest thing you've ever done, but here's why this winter mishap happens, and how you can get out of it in one piece.

Plants have a specialized form of communication to compensate for their inability to move, a PLOS One study finds.

Urban noise — and AC/DC — may be wreaking havoc on ecosystems.

A drone has found a vast catshark nursery on the seafloor west of Ireland, say scientists with the SeaRover survey.

Wood that bounces sunlight back into the atmosphere could be a game-changer for buildings.

​Nearly 10 percent of rocky surfaces on the island paradise of Madeira are covered in 'plasticrust.'

Fueled by denatured ethanol, the EcoSmart Fire is a clean, green alternative to traditional fireplaces.

The rainforest as a living machine, is quite possibly the most sophisticated technology on the planet.

New report calls for less damage in the development of biofuels.

Two companies, both with ties to Denmark, produce low-cost enzymes that can greatly reduce the cost of environmentally friendly biofuels made from agricultural

The Green Scissors 2010 report shines the spotlight on government spending that is both wasteful and harmful to the environment.

Energy policy has become a local issue, prompting serious debates in races across the nation.

Twenty-three different groups want the government take more time to study the issue.

A recycling company is turning the controversial party drink into real-life car fuel.

The EPA has moved one step closer to allowing a higher blend of alternative fuel in your cars, but the usual suspects aren't on board.

Ethanol is emerging as one of the biggest wedge issues for Republicans as they focus on the Iowa caucus.