The U.S. Pavilion is spotlighting grassroots efforts to make cities and neighborhoods greener, safer, and happier places to live.

Sixty-five porters and 75 yaks labored over two years to bring more than eight tons of trash down from the slopes of Mount Everest -- and into the hands of local artists.

A design for a rolling, folding, flatpack everything-in-one-place portable kitchen.

A new exhibition in Toronto looks at sustainable development.

Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, and Nicholas de Pencier

It's the most prestigious photography prize (and best paid) and here's this year's winner.

Last Saturday's Marathon Oil refinery explosion and fire was yet another dangerous, polluting event in a string of environmental injustices to plague the residents of the 48217 zip code in Detroit

Latino students are exposed to higher levels of pesticides. But the EPA and parents clash over what should be done.

Environmental initiatives are integral to addressing the "tale of two cities" that Mayor de Blasio campaigned on.

Chemical companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and the industrial waste industry are exempt from a law requiring companies handling hazardous waste to protect public health and the environment - and vulnerable communities are at risk.

Changes closer to home would be nice too.

A giant resin bee is drawn to purple loosestrife, can you guess the connection?

Our photo of the day comes from a pretty spot in Florida.

Trade the morning shower for one before bed for better sleep and more.

Or, what happens when you go without Facebook and Instagram for an entire month.

This contemporary urban home mixes reclaimed materials from local demolition sites with a modern design.

Vegans will love this cookbook that has grown out of a popular Indian food blog. Now it's possible to enjoy classics like tofu-paneer in spinach and chicken-free balti.

Using traditional techniques and materials, this design adapts the age-old idea of evaporative cooling to create a low-energy, alternative air conditioner.

Tata kills the world’s cheapest car that nobody wanted.

Is this carrot-based animal feed additive something worth crowing about?

Welcome to my personal dairy dilemma and the weird, convoluted thoughts that keep me up at night.

The chicken-producing giant is desperate to rebrand itself as an ethical, transparent poultry producer.

Several monumental measures were passed in last week's U.S. election.

The so-called "bleeding" veggie burger is bleedin' everywhere these days.

A few intrepid film makers went to check it out. Their responses were not exactly uniform.

Cargill Meat is recalling 132,600 pounds of beef products nationwide that may be contaminated with E. coli.

Dr. David Jenkins is the man who came up with the glycemic index. His own diet may surprise you.

Yesterday TreeHugger asked whether the Monobloc was the most famous plastic chair in the world. Now, sadly, the death has been announced of the creator of another very famous plastic chair.

From Japanese designer Sakura Adachi comes this marvel of space-saving design: "Trick," the bookshelf that hides a table and two chairs. Featured by Italian manufacturer Campeggi at the 2010 Salone del Mobile in Milan, this is a great

Our friends over at the design blog Dezeen have launched a pop-up shop in the smartest part of town. Calling it Temporium, because it is only up for 10 days, it features the best of new British design.

I move around a lot - between being home, at school, and now living abroad, I've lived in seven different apartments or rooms in the last five years. And I don't see myself settling down any time soon. That's why I'm

You want your kid to have a desk that fits her, to do homework, play and draw. You also want your kid to grow up, eventually. But you don't want to buy a new desk every few years as she outgrows the old one. So

Photo credit: William Hook via Flickr/Creative Commons

All images via Ryan Frank. Ryan Frank may have moved his design studio to the sunnier climes of Barcelona, but he is still getting great commissions back in London, where he's made a name for his funky ways with reclaimed materials. The latest project

Using mushrooms to challenge our unhealthy obsession with "body preservation," artist Jae Rhim Lee fabricates a suit that will remediate environmental toxins from dead bodies.

This automated smart home system for small apartments takes the effort out of having to transform your all-in-one furniture unit by hand.

It's one answer to the complaint that tiny houses are too small: build it with an electrically operated, expandable slide-out.

These transforming shoes can go from flat to a stylish stiletto within seconds.

Inspired by theater set design, this versatile volume holds storage and other hidden furniture.

Can't keep up? Here's the best of the week in TreeHugger in digestible little bits.

There is a shipping container building revolution coming, but it won't look like a bunch of silly boxes.

Climate change is already killing people around the world. Now the British Medical Association has vowed to do something about it.

Millions of animals are accidentally killed on US roads every year. Here's how one company is turning these sad statistics into something useful, beautiful and respectful.

A new platform aims to remove the barriers between would-be investors and solar developers, increasing the adoption of renewables in the process.

This new Canadian startup offers fabulous winter parkas and bombers that are entirely ethical and vegan.

Just because garment workers are desperate doesn't mean we should exploit them.

Yet another sign that the oil industry is facing significant headwinds.

These two values can feel deeply at odds with each other, which can make shopping decisions very challenging.

The new Facebook applications feature allows people to add all sorts of functions to the website. One interesting one that we've seen is the Carpooling add-on. Users can post their journeys, where they become searchable. People can then get in contact

With the social networking site Facebook recently opening up their platform to external applications, many organizations and companies are taking advantage of the social connection that Facebook thrives on. We previously covered attempts to use