Environmental Defense launches 'spendometer' to track anti-climate campaigning.

Rep. Darrell Issa has sent out a letter to Beltway insiders asking for their thoughts about how Uncle Sam should regulate them.

Lots of noise on Capitol Hill means lots of uncertainty for the agency tasked with fighting polluters.

Blue Apron is a unique ingredient delivery service for people who want to cook delicious, healthy meals at home but lack the time to shop and plan.

West Elm is about to get a whole lot more crafty with the launch of a new initiative that involves a significant financial commitment to handcrafted products.

Actor and entrepreneur says his centrifuges could make a difference in small-scale oil cleanups.

From avocados and Scott Baio to David Bowie's 'Starman,' the big game has it all.

Say it ain't so, Amy Poehler.

After his dog died, Ryan Gosling took to wearing George's tag.

Acclaimed British actress stars in a new BBC documentary that unlocks the remarkable secrets of forests.

Humans seem to be causing 'a radical shift in the living architecture of the planet,' researchers say.

Only about 2 percent of Iceland is now forested, down from as much as 40 percent before Vikings arrived.

About the size of a pinky nail, the nest cups are filled with 'eggs.'

Climate change is enabling a beech boom, according to a 30-year study, and that may spell ecological trouble.

Newly discovered remains of the Antarctic king, Antarctanax shackletoni, paint a lush picture of the Antarctica of 250 million years ago.

Meet some of the most spectacular, and secretive, squirrels on Earth.

Giant cable will allow Iceland to share its vast geothermal and volcanic energy resources with mainland Europe.

Dubbed the 'flying bulldog,' this extremely rare bee has been lost to science since 1981.

A picture of your favorite place could win you, and the charity of your choice, $1,000.

More than 170 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on Earth Day 2016, but that's just the beginning.

Yellowstone grizzly bears were removed from the U.S. endangered species list in 2017.

This little mushroom is a pleasant surprise to anyone enjoying a walk in the woods.

New Mexico's coyote-killing contest ban does not outlaw the killing of coyotes by hunters or ranchers who are protecting their livestock.

The barrage of Darwin Award-worthy and just plain cruel animal selfie photos in the news is our cue for a reality check.

Scientists hope a new vaccination campaign will give Ethiopian wolves a fighting chance at survival.

As mustang horses are rounded up and taken off public lands, what will happen to this American symbol of freedom?

From tallest to heaviest, these are the biggest breeds of dog found around the globe.

Glenn Beck went on 'The View' and was eviscerated by Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters.

Is God mad at us for recycling or behaving badly? Some of the right wing's sharpest minds think so.

As he prepares to leave Fox News, it's a good time to remember some of the more interesting things Beck has said about the environment.

Earth's global thaw has reached Mount Everest.

Four architecture students hope to build a seafaring crescent that would irrigate crops with icebergs and house 800 people.

Researchers who have analyzed satellite images of the icy region suggest that the glaciers' acceleration may be cause for concern.

More ships are navigating the perilous, frigid Northwest Passage through the Arctic Ocean, with large passenger vessels soon to join them.

NASA reveals the truth about 3.7-billion-year-old find.

For Father's Day, we celebrate animals that buck the deadbeat dad idea.

The 2012 Toyota Prius V is capable of 44mpg in the city.

This year marks the first year that an electric vehicle tops the ACEEE's greenest car list.

Ford's upcoming plug-in hybrid can deliver 550 miles of driving pleasure on a single tank of gas.

The California New Car Dealers Association reports that the Toyota Prius was the best-selling car in California in 2012.

Even an amateur can pull off these impressive, cheerful napkin folds with paper or cloth napkins.

The autonomous aircraft Mars Helicopter heralds the beginning of a new era in our exploration of the red planet.

U.S. News & World Report gives top honor to the diet rich in vegetables, whole grains and other healthy foods.

Video: Move over, Georgia O'Keeffe! Masterpieces by Autumn de Forest have fetched nearly $250,000. She tells Matt Lauer, 'I love to paint' and 'I do it every da

One scientist found the farthest spot from a McDonald's restaurant in the U.S. -- and went there, eating McDonald's fare all the way.

Eight year old artistic genius has been compared to masters such as Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso.

Artist Dave Rittinger's shirts are beautifully leafy to wear and easily compostable at end of use -- and scratchily impractical to wear.

Experts of Paleolithic art in France say some cave drawings have a reoccurring theme.

Alan Kimble Fahey, the hirsute ex-phone service technician behind a folksy, sprawling rural California compound known as Phonehenge West, is found guilty of vio

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