New study says cleaning products can have the same impact on your health as smoking 20 cigarettes a day.

The tidy tradition of spring cleaning is rooted in many cultures and may even be biological.

Non-chemical ways to make your sink and tub smell fresh.

The Reddit guessing game Fridge Detective peeks inside people's refrigerators for clues, and it may remind you of the mess in your own.

If you can't bring yourself to go all Marie Kondo on spring cleaning this year, try taking more attainable baby steps.

Consider helping our honeybees by planting native flowers.

Kentucky's governor says the EPA is overstepping its bounds. Other groups contradict his claims of looking out for the environment.

American chemists are searching for new and resourceful ways to extract uranium from deposit-rich oceans in order to reduce the expensive mining process's cost.

Researchers stumble upon a method that could replace toxic cyanide with plain old cornstarch.

How do you clean up a river? The answer is twofold: treatment and dilution.

Congratulations, washing machine, your lonely days are now over as clothes dryers have become, at long last, eligible for Energy Star certification.

A new online investing platform will fund energy-efficiency improvements for churches and nonprofits in poor neighborhoods.

New EPA regulations will clean up the biggest problem with burning wood: pollution and particulates.

And it's potentially more efficient than an LED.

The era of 900-watt-and-higher vacuum cleaners comes to an end in the European Union due to new efficiency standards.

Former astronaut Alan "Dex" Poindexter, 50, a space shuttle commander who flew twice into space, died on July 1 after being injured in a water sports accident i

Beyoncé ended the year on a sour note with members of the NASA community.

Wind and solar get an unequal shake in the Equality State.

Utilities from California to North Carolina are preparing for a brief but sharp decrease in solar production during the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21.

Raising campaign funds is a difficult balancing act for the Louisiana governor.

Researchers have developed a soap made of iron rich salts which could one day safely clean tainted water.

Stephen Baldwin and a business partner were suing Kevin Costner and his Ocean Therapy Solutions for more than $17 million in damages.

But environmental groups say oil is still coming ashore and more work needs to be done.

The NOAA suspects the infectious morbillivirus is responsible for the unusually high number of dolphin strandings and deaths this month.

Despite claims that special interest groups don't have a place in the White House, some reports say that's not the case. Other reports simply don't exist.

An expert conditioning coach offers down-and-dirty advice on preparing your body for an obstacle race.

New survey finds that a good outfit could be the key to fitness success.

Here's the secret to getting that smell out of your high-tech exercise wear.

Everyone gets winded while climbing stairs, but sometimes it's a little more serious.

New study finds that air pollution limits led to 10 percent more rainfall for Atlanta in the 1970s and 1980s.

Tree rings of old eastern red cedars show improved tree growth and physiology since the Clean Air Act's implementation in the 1980s.

Can a vacuum suck up China's smog? Daan Roosegaarde will test his new technology soon in Beijing's parks.

Chilean soccer fans are urged do the unthinkable and kindly step away from their grills due to worsening air quality levels in Santiago.

Prime Minister Modi's efforts aimed at tackling local air pollution, but the whole world stands to benefit.

It's a breakthrough that scientists around the world have been pursuing for years.

Some cities outside the U.S. are banning school drop-offs by car. They say it saves time — and lives.

The air inside your home can be more polluted than the air outside. Want cleaner air? Here are 11 natural ways to clean your indoor air without using chemicals.

Seven species of Hawaiian pollinators are the first bees added to the U.S. endangered species list — but they're unlikely to be the last.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the eastern cougar extinct after it not being seen for over 80 years.

BirdLife International has confirmed the extinction of eight bird species, including the Spix' macaw in Brazil.

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Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, may hold clues to understanding how the Earth's moon was born.

How smart are you when it comes to keeping clean and germ-free? Take our quiz and find out.

Think you're an expert at talking trash? Then you won't be afraid to test your recycling knowledge.

Climate activists call for action to strengthen the most important piece of environmental legislation in history.

Finland's cleantech sector traces innovative industry back to ancient roots. A blogger tour of Helsinki and surrounds.

Oilman's plan still aims for energy independence, but now focuses on conversion of tractor-trailers to natural gas instead of giant Texas wind farm.

Renewable energy is a powerful force for the decentralization of Big Energy (and Big Government). It's odd that it isn't more popular in supposedly 'radical' an

Las Vegas hosts a clean energy summit, and politicians pledge allegiance to green cars, photovoltaic arrays, geothermal and wind turbines.