A year ago, it seemed that the construction of a 1,700-mile pipeline connecting northern Alberta with the United States was all but a certainty. Now, it feels l

Environmental groups sue State Department about contact that Clinton and a pipeline lobbyist (and former aid) may have had.

Five Nebraska lawmakers say there is no rush to approve a massive pipeline that could damage the environment.

Some of the world's most prominent climate activists are headed to D.C. to protest against a proposed pipeline that would bring Alberta's unconventional oil to

The vice president has strong words about energy policy, but it's the administration's actions that have most in the environmental world concerned.

Daryl Hannah landed in jail Tuesday while protesting a planned oil pipeline that would stretch from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The actress has been released

Actress partners with Natural Resources Defense Council, asking people to join her in opposing the $7 billion project.

An environmental group obtains emails that it says show "bias and complicity" in a government review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.

Pixar Petroleum will manage the oil sands business for Paramount Resources, which has a long history of lifting names from Hollywood.

The State Department has denied the proposed oil pipeline from Canada, heading off a congressionally mandated deadline of Feb. 21.

Actress Daryl Hannah and landowner Eleanor Fairchild were taken into custody after standing in the way of heavy equipment being used to build the southern porti

Climate activist Bill McKibben says now is the time for the Obama administration to stand up to the richest industry on Earth.

The U.N. ambassador is considered a top candidate for secretary of State, but her stock in the firm behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline has raised eyebrows.

David Lillard writes about how his son's questions about the Keystone XL Pipeline led him to learn something new.

From Michigan to Arkansas, a series of recent oil spills have raised doubts about the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Washington Post energy correspondent Steven Mufson traveled the 1,700-mile path of the controversial tar sands pipeline.

Reporters for the online, nonprofit news site spent seven months reporting on tar-sands oil spill in Michigan.

Ads supporting the pipeline are the work of 2 political offshoots of Zuckerberg's social welfare organization.

Amy Smart, Justin Chatwin, Wendie Malick and Ed Begley Jr. for the Environmental Media Association.

U.S. pipelines have already sprung two major leaks in 2015, including the Yellowstone River's second oil spill in four years.

Deep sea explorers capture video of a rare encounter with a piglet squid, so named because it appears to have a snout.

A rural town creates its own luck when it decides to embrace wind energy.

We dare you to keep a dry eye as you watch these amazing and emotional performances of our national anthem.

Can something as subjective as happiness be measured by a formula?

An 18-year-old pizza delivery driver surprises a family in Detroit by playing piano for them.

He may not have won an Oscar, but the director of "Gasland" isn’t backing off the natural gas industry.

T. Boone Pickens talks politics, climate change and polar bears during his latest visit to Washington, D.C., to speak to the National Press Club.

Despite leading the charge for voluntary disclosure of fracking chemicals, Chesapeake Energy is now resisting revealing what was spilled during a blowout in Pen

Researchers at Princeton recently studied the question of whether abandoned gas & oil well are leaking methane into the atmosphere.

A nearly 70-foot-long dock floated onto an Oregon beach after being torn loose from a fishing port in Japan after the tsunami.

An eye-opening photo essay documents the haunting towns that were forcibly abandoned following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

A new report suggests that while many countries are getting better at managing their tropical forests, deforestation remains a very real danger.

Pluto looks especially welcoming in a new photo by NASA's approaching New Horizons probe.

LivingHomes once again teams up with manufactured home heavyweight Cavco for a trio of low-ish-cost, high-quality green prefabs that have nothing to do with Mar

Keep Thanksgiving from turning into a battle zone with these tips to help your picky eaters enjoy their holiday meals.

A messy winter storm is moving across the eastern half of the United States, threatening to delay holiday travel.

It takes only a few minutes to whip up this delicious cold-weather drink at home.

If policing your child’s plate at a holiday dinner dampens the celebration, this one tip may be incredibly freeing for you and your children.

Decorate your table with this inexpensive, natural arrangement that also happens to be compostable.

NYT and Google teamed up to find the most distinctive Thanksgiving dishes by state. Some of the more unusual ones have whipped topping in common.

Get ahead of the holidays by making and freezing unbaked and baked pies, crusts and filling before the rush.

The true story behind the modern holiday isn't all togetherness and turkey.

Focusing on what we're thankful for can help us turn outward and express appreciation, especially during the holidays.

Don't want to shop on Black Friday but not sure what else to do? Here are some ideas.

A Chicago restaurant is serving crystal-clear pumpkin pie. Do you think it's fun or freaky?

HIV might never have become a global pandemic if it wasn't for the ecology of what is now known as Kinshasa, and what was then a 1920s colonial hub.

Researchers have unearthed fossils of an extinct spider family that contain reflective material in the eyes that gave them superior night vision.

Aging pipelines leak dangerous amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

This surprising discovery won't be enough to stop climate change, but it will help, researchers say.

Shipping containers can be transformed into a variety of innovative homes and hotels.