Video: President Obama explains about how clean energy investments can diminish the environmental risks of fossil fuels and provide new jobs and opportunities a

A note-perfect 'clean coal' parody site has become the talk of the Internet. With its Coal Cares campaign, the heretofore unknown activist group Coal is Killing

Have you ever wanted to visit Paris or Rome? Well, you don't have to fly to Europe to check out these cities.

A study in Philadelphia finds that transforming vacant lots into green spaces has a beneficial impact on mood and wellbeing, particularly in low-income areas.

In an effort to combat pollution, China is building 'forest cities' and people will be moving into the first one in about 2 years.

The New York City Department of Sanitation launches the BetterBin design competition in search of revamped litter receptacles.

From Vietnam to London to rural Boone County, Iowa, these fancy footbridges are a feast for the eyes.

Despite an uptick in public spending, 30% of city residents live more than a 10-minute walk from the nearest park, according to the 2018 City Park Facts report.

Plucking litter from canals while sightseeing is one of the more singular ways to spend a couple hours in the Dutch city.

How do you squeeze a fancy new 407-acre state park into Brooklyn? Look no further than two former landfills on Jamaica Bay.

St. Louis, Orlando and Minneapolis are featured in a new Sierra Club report on the growing number of American cities rejecting fossil fuels.

Seagulls followed the Tiber to Rome decades ago. In recent years, however, they've become more numerous and more aggressive.

Perfect for blustery apartment balconies, the student-designed O-Wind Turbine is a national winner of the James Dyson Award.

Austria's capital ranks high in everything from walkability to affordability.

Migration forecasts developed by researchers at Cornell University help cities and building owners determine the best time to flip the switch.

London, Houston and Bangkok are among the cities most vulnerable to sea level identified in a new report by London-based charity Christian Aid.

The World Cities Culture Forums' ranking of member cities with the highest and lowest percentages of urban parkland doesn't come without surprises.

Critics of the Via Verde project in Mexico City argue that making a busy beltway more aesthetically pleasing only encourages motorists to keep driving.

Woodland hawks, attracted by the songbirds that love backyard feeders, are thriving in cities.

Here are 14 of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

After every attempt to catch an otter fails, officials are forced to move the fish out of a Vancouver pond.

A new report from the Health Effects Institute says are breathing air that's considered unsafe by the World Health Organization.

Mosaic dog portraiture (courtesy of artist William Wegman and his Weimaraners) comes to 23rd Street in Manhattan.

A new retrospective study finds that 1980s-era cleanup of Boston Harbor was well worth it from a return on investment standpoint.

Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey, the technology 'aims to reduce the impact of earthquakes and save lives and property.'

Even in Paris, a city with a lot of love for its dogs, public green space has traditionally been off-limits.

The views along Camden's trash-strewn transportation corridors are getting a $1 million boost from Bloomberg's Public Art Challenge.

Located on the Mississippi Flyway, Chicago is one of the deadliest American cities for migrating birds. But the Windy City is trying to change that statistic.

As their habitats give way to sprawling human developments, more and more animals are being forced into cities and suburbs.

A concept unveiled at a UN roundtable outlines a fully autonomous floating city.

Two recent studies show that visiting an urban park for as little as 20 minutes will reduce stress and boost emotional well-being.

A USGBC report highlights green building advancements made in all 50 states.

The BuildingGreen Top 10 Green Building Products were announced at Greenbuild 2011.

The Greenbuild 2011 keynote address is sure to get you fired up about green building.

Go green or get left behind. That's the message many hotel owners are hearing as they watch their competitors slash operating costs, gain respect in the communi

USGBC founder David Gottfried is selling his Oakland bungalow which, at the time of its completion, was the highest scoring LEED-certified home in the country.

The Center for Green Schools, an initiative of the U.S. Green Building Council, has published the first Best of Green Schools list.

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

In Isla Vista, Calif., an easy-going but architectural outdated beachside college community where the median age is just 21, a new LEED certified student housin

The New American Home 2012, the official show home of the International Builders' Show, is revealed to be a boxy and modern beauty that's smaller and more effic

Recession proof green jobs, $7 million in energy efficiency savings and more.

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 U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference and expo will be held in San Francisco, California.

In response to the rapidly expanding green home building market, the USGBC teams up with Home Depot to launch a database of LEED-qualifying products ranging fro

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

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 company's Emeryville, California headquarters earns top green building honors.

The Citi branch in Union Square received LEED Platinum certification.

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