It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.

New research shows that urban green space largely benefits the wealthy and educated, not the underserved communities that need it most.

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.

The 'Vessel' is massive collection of stairs located in New York City's newest development — Hudson Yards.

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.

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.

The Ivy League campus is now home to 50 LEED certified green building projects.

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

When describing March's featured 'Evergreen home,' resisting alliteration is futile: A magnificent, modern modular home in Madison Valley that's currently on th

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

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.

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

Harmony House for Cats’ new shelter isn’t just doing something good for Chicago’s felines — it’s also doing something good for the planet. The no-kill

As LEED for Homes surpasses a significant milestone, the New York Times singles out one area where there's a near-absence of USGBC-approved residences: Westches

The company's New York headquarters is now equipped with energy-saving LED lighting.

Tour a LEED Platinum certified denim factory. The VDS Group factory in Bangladesh received LEED Platinum certification.

The new World Trade Center buildings will include a bevy of sustainable features that maximize energy efficiency, reduce waste and minimize the environmental im

Organization will provide a one-year membership to the U.S. Green Building Council.

Message of the week from the Eco-Driven with Toyota & Friends conference: Everyone can make greener choices. Attending this event has made me realize I can make

If it meets the goal, the Exploratorium in San Francisco will be the largest net-zero energy use museum in the nation.

Attractive but not arresting in appearance, the Paradigm series of green prefabs from Seattle's Method Homes has the potential to achieve recognition from the w

The Hawks and Philips Arena have purchased enough clean energy to power the facility for the 2012-2013 basketball season.

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

In observation of one of the original New Urbanist-style planned communities' 75th anniversary, Norris, Tenn. gets a self-sufficient prefab demo home.

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.

If I had to work in an office, Cuningham Group Architecture's Hayden Place would be my dream green workplace.

Calgary will be getting yet another show-stopping skyscraper, this one a LEED Platinum-exceeding mixed-use development designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.

In a refreshing departure from the norm, the developers of a LEED luxury development in Cambridge focus on amenities and sustainability with equal measure.

Paul Williams' landmark 28th Street YMCA in South L.A. emerges from a LEED Gold restoration project, historically significant identity still intact.

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

The palatial Beaux-Arts beauty completed in 1915 is named the oldest LEED Platinum building.

Study measuring traces of psychotropic drugs in the air of eight major Italian cities has alarming results.

This 60-second video is like watching everyone's lives flash before your eyes.

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.

Using public data from the U.S. government, a software engineer has made a stunning map of every river in the Lower 48 states.

Japanese scientists have discovered that some apples have changed in flavor and firmness over the past few decades. Science says climate change may be to blame.

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

A survey of general scientific knowledge found that Americans aren't so science-savvy. How will you do?

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.

Aerosol air fresheners contribute to, rather than reduce, indoor air quality problems. And they often contain toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and xylene.

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

Unexplained natural phenomena, which is regularly observed in the aftermath of quakes, occurred during last week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

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