A new report released by EWG details just how widespread the use of antibiotics in animals is and the disturbing problems it's causing for humans.

The Non-GMO Project received USDA approval to label meat from animals fed a diet that didn’t contain genetically modified ingredients as Non-GMO.

An infographic makes the argument for the USDA to get involved with setting national standards for the snacks allowed to be sold in schools.

More than twice as many states put in orders with the USDA this year for ground beef that may contain the controversial lean finely textured beef.

This unknown American hero led the development of one of the most significant technological innovations of the 20th century.

In Mexico, a drug cartel is extorting money from avocado producers and killing those who won’t pay. There’s no perfect way to avoid buying them.

“Inconvenient Truth” producer Laurie David teams up with Katie Couric to make a film that has the Grocery Manufacturers Association defending its efforts.

A new report has some sobering statistics about how much food is wasted on the retail and consumer ends of the food chain.

Foods that are healthy also tend to be sustainable. Should the USDA guidelines reflect that?

Don’t know the difference between cage-free and free-range, natural and organic? This will help.

In its Week in Review video, a USDA rep says it’s OK to eat that dry pasta several months past its sell-by date.

A request for a USDA Process Verified label for its non-GMO product has raised questions. Here are some answers.

The government no longer requires Country of Origin Labeling on meat, and the USDA has rescinded a grass-fed beef label.

The USDA is asking makers of meat, dairy and egg products to stop using "sell by" and "use by" dates and adopt a universal "best if used by" label.

The new USDA label for "bioengineered food" doesn't answer basic questions that some shoppers will have about genetically modified foods.

U.S. Cattlemen's Association has filed a petition to USDA arguing that lab-grown and plant-based meat startups shouldn't be able to call their products meat.

USDA releases final rules for GMOs in our food, but they call them bioengineered foods instead. Here's what you need to know.

As the old ice of Earth melts, photographers have captured its decline. Here are eight stunning before-and-after images detailing ice melts across our planet.

On Aug. 8, the Greenland ice sheet shattered a seasonal record, with more cumulative melting since record-keeping began more than three decades ago, new researc

With a focus on solar, schools and citizen entrepreneurs, Global Green USA formally announces its plan to help devastated-by-Sandy communities in New York and N

Scientists say the consequences of sea-level rise could be 'horrible.'

The world's best beach resorts may disappear despite efforts to protect them against sea level rise

Sharp reductions in short-lived airborne pollutants could significantly slow sea level rise before 2100

A new report from Climate Central finds that most of the overflow was caused by coastal flooding, which was made worse by rising sea levels.

A new study shows that coral reef-building is more complex than Darwin thought.

The projections paint an unsettling picture of New York's future: A city where by the 2050s, 800,000 people could be living in a flood zone.

Protecting private property by replenishing storm-damaged beaches may be an exercise in futility

If a small chunk of ice currently plugging the edge of an ice sheet in Antarctica were to melt, it could release massive amounts of ice into the ocean.

Antarctica's melting glaciers launched so many icebergs into the ocean 14,600 years ago that sea level rose 6.5 feet in just 100 years.

Climate Chronograph is a memorial that sinks as sea levels rise.

Increased sea ice drift forces polar bears to expend more energy walking on a fast-moving 'treadmill' of sea ice.

While rising sea levels ultimately influence the entire planet, they pose the greatest threat to the islands sitting at sea level.

A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows how many coastal cities are vulnerable to chronic flooding — and how many will be underwater.

Here are some fun reads for budding environmentalists.

You know those baby registry lists you get in the mail when someone slips those retailers the news that you’re expecting? You’ll find everything from Exersa

Actress names new addition Bear Blu Jarecki. Alicia Silverstone has become the latest mother in the current Hollywood baby boom, giving birth to a baby boy on M

Q: My friend is about to have a baby and I got "honored" with (aka: stuck) throwing the shower. She’s super green and doesn’t want a lot of pastel pink or b

'Inception' star and self-described hippie at heart names her first child Marcel.

Actress says that her heart has tripled in size. The great green Hollywood baby boom of 2011 has come to an end — with celebrities like Natalie Portman, Alici

Nashville-based Gro Furniture releases Bam B and P Pod, two ingeniously designed modern cribs that Junior — unless he reaches Kris Humphries' height by the ag

I just had my 36-week checkup at the gynecologist and they told me that my baby is breech, meaning that if it doesn’t go head-down soon, I’m going to have t

My newborn child won’t stop crying My sister-in-law says he could have colic. I don’t even know what that means but it sounds serious. Got any natural remed

A newly published study finds that there may be dangerous levels of arsenic in some baby formulas.

Work will be a how-to handbook based on her mission of 'creating a natural, authentic, and nontoxic life' for her family.

Actress comes under fire after she reveals that she chews her toddler's food before feeding it to him.

A new study found that the mortality rate for women with no children is 4.9 per 1,000, yet notably dips to 1.6 among women who give birth after 45.

New research explains why babies lose interest when they see something that seems simple.

Actress delivered a 7.5-pound baby girl at her Pennsylvania farm on July 2.

According to state-by-state data, nearly 50 percent of moms in Oregon still breastfeed their babies at 12 months.

Need a few minutes of quiet? Here's a roundup of activities to keep your baby busy - and calm - at least until you finish your coffee.