500 square miles of Appalachian forest is gone forever due to illegal mountaintop mining, and the EPA doesn't seem to mind.

Documentary on coal mining’s effect on Appalachian communities premieres in West Virginia this Saturday.

A young parkgoer returned a rock she took from Smoky Mountains National Park along with a drawing and a nice letter.

New service offers refurbished cell phones complete with green tips for teens.

Resist the urge to throw away your old gadgets. Here's how to recycle, donate and sell.

Gross or practical? Soon you may be able to charge your phone by plugging it into the urinal.

Build a greenhouse. If you think a greenhouse is out of reach, think again: you can construct a simple structure, at an affordable price, in a weekend’s time.

Are you a homeowner interested in top-of-the-line green technology but not the uber-modern aesthetic that often accompanies it?

Unity College students settle into TerraHaus, the sustainability-focused Maine institution's new residence hall that's built to stringent, super-efficient Passi

Monsanto, swine flu, Lay's claim to be local, Michelle Obama's organic garden, school lunch programs and more. This video has Michael Pollan weighing in on a lo

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

An heirloom tomato has been named after Michael Pollan. The "Michael Pollan" tomato is an oddly shaped green and yellow tomato.

Better World Books will send a free organic, fair trade Divine chocolate bar to shoppers who pick up three used books.

A diet of mixed greens is good for the body, and a diet of mixed green Twitter users is good for the mind.

Food Tank has created a list of Twitter feeds that inspire and inform those who care about our food system.

While the days of excess seem to be over, a party in New York last week showed that it’s always in vogue (and on budget) to be green.

Your Daily Thread — self-described as "L.A.'s hub for all things green, sustainable & local" — has been live for quite a while now, but finally threw its of

this is about green and sustainable weddings

We've got lots of choices for eco-friendly wine, beer and spirits this holiday season.

Serving chili, jambalaya or chips n' dip at your Superbowl 44 shindig? Make sure your cupboards are stocked with bowls made from eco-materials.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web — Giada de Laurentiis, Jersey Girl Cooks and weeknight dinner parties.

Looking to avoid a date with pesticides this Valentine's Day? Outfit your love <s>dungeon</s> den with stylish sheets and bedding made from organic cotton and o

Bark beetles that are ravaging Arizona's forests can be deterred by their own 'music,' according to new research.

The technologically advanced Stoosbahn ascends and descends over 2,000 feet in about four minutes.

A supplement derived from a tropical fern can offer extra defense against sun damage to the skin.

If you're looking for a way to de-stress and relax, bath in the forest — or more specifically, take a walk through the woods.

Researchers used satellite images and medical records over an almost 20-year period to determine if access to green areas reduces schizophrenia risk.

Environmental Working Group's newest sunscreen guide rates the safest sunscreens and calls out bad practices (like too-high SPFs.)

Does 'fracking' need a new name? The slang for hydraulic fracturing sounds dirty and disconcerting — and now a study finds it even curbs support for the contr

While the debate is ongoing, there are humane alternatives to killing a lobster besides boiling.

Walter Carr, a dedicated young employee, wins accolades in Alabama for going above and beyond to get to his first day of work.

As the government shutdown drags on, Andrés and his team jump in to help - again.

Community fridges are like Little Free Pantries, but with electricity. They are one more solution to hunger and food waste.

The new and highly Instagrammable interactive exhibition in Miami Beach receives a violation for generating marine debris.

Plastic can be super-useful in specific scenarios, but often it's just wasteful. Here's when you don't need it.

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood are just two of the great speakers scheduled for this year’s green jobs conference.

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson delivered the opening keynote at the 2011 Good Jobs Green jobs conference.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is responsible for creating or saving one million green jobs.

President Obama joined CEA Chairman Austan Goolsbee at the "Winning the Future" Forum on Small Business in Cleveland.

From sustainability as a means of innovation to envisioning a prosperous, peaceful future free of oil, coal and nuclear energy, these five books are taking care

As Greenpeace attacks Apple for the coal clouds firing its data centers, green grids from Iceland to Quebec are attracting some surprising new customers. All ki

Danielle Fong was only 19 years old when she founded a technology company with the goal of perfecting green energy storage and utilization.

The USNS Henry J. Kaiser is carrying 900,000 gallons of biofuel blended with petroleum for evaluation and testing.

Are you looking for a green energy internship for summer 2013? If so, let me help you with your search.

Your heart may break as you watch anthropomorphic cooling towers and smokestacks tumble to the ground.

Japanese homeowners are investing in solar panels in an act that the WSJ describes as a 'post-tsunami revolt against conventional electric utilities.'

Simultaneously burn calories, cut back on your utility bills and do the laundry with a conceptual washing machine-treadmill hybrid dubbed Wheel.

Here are the films to catch at the country's largest environmental film fest — including one about making saké and the tragic industry of trophy hunting.

You might already know that Dory is a Pacific blue tang and Nemo is a clownfish, but how well do you know the other species that are represented in the films?

Physicist Kenneth Libbrecht, a leading expert on snowflake formation, is proud to have added scientific accuracy to Disney's hit animated musical.