An existing storage shed in the forest is transformed into a small modern home with a striking form.

Last night, the Encinitas, CA City Council Natural Resources Committee voted to draft a ban on plastic bags, which may include a fee for customers use of any single-use plastic bags and paper bags as reported on

Torrey Trust, owner of Surf eCo, wanted to do more to protect the oceans and the environment so she opened up her own surf school that teaches kids young and old about the environment while helping them catch a few waves. Located in Encinitas, CA,

In exchange for cultivating someone else's backyard for a year, this activist is experimenting with an increasingly simpler lifestyle, documented step-by-step online.

In honor of what would have been Rachel Carson's 100th birthday, the U.S. Environmental Agency has an essay/poetry/photo contest for two-person teams. The famed writer and biologist once wrote about the need for children and adults to share the "joy,

With one in 3 cases of dementia preventable, a sweeping new report identifies modifiable factors in early, mid- and late life that make a difference

From helping with dementia to prehypertension and chronic pain, these lifestyle changes could help you hop off the medication merry-go-round.

After decades of increasingly complicated insomnia fixes, this one little thing changed everything.

Here is the secret for the most delicious, cheapest, and least wasteful lasagna you can make.

If you follow the seasons with your diet you will love this.

Whether you're in a plane, train, or car, it's important always to have good snacks.

The levels were so high that scientists are revising up their estimates for global marine microplastic pollution.

Removal of the 118-foot-high dam in France will free the Sélune River, bringing wildlife back to the waterway and the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel.

Perhaps AVs should have their own lower speed limits until they figure this all out.

On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive.

It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way.

Image: Casajuntoalrio Willie Smits long ago abandoned the customary role of the microbiologist. After working in the Indonesian rainforest for three decades (and marrying a tribal queen), he has taken it upon himself to regrow the delicate ecosystems

French tire giant Michelin recently held its 10th Challenge Bibendum, this time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event is a chance for Michelin to rally industry players around the flag of sustainable mobility and the future of the automobile. Here's me loo

This year, French tire giant Michelin (yes, the Michelin that made the tires on your car) held its 10th Challenge Bibendum event, this time in Rio de Janeiro. If you've never heard of this thing, don't kick yourself,

Two new pieces in NRDC's Switchboard blog remind us that the debate over corn ethanol subsidies is alive and well; and illustrate, through two new reports, the benefits of ditching Federal support altogether. The first, from the

This week USEPA announced that the maximum ethanol content of motor fuel sold in the USA would be allowed to rise from 10% to 15%. Positives of the Agency's decision are: reduced dependence on foreign

Is the conventional wisdom that we need not worry about tailpipe emissions in biofuel-powered vehicles, because the plants had been absorbing carbon while growing, grossly misguided?

There is an election coming up and the farm vote matters.

It's so much more than books.

Why own a fondue pot when you can borrow one?

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.

Douglas Rushkoff explains that the real costs of a new phone are not measured in just money.

LEGO is cleaning and repackaging pre-loved bricks and sending them to charities for kids.

Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for?

Globally, religious groups own 5-10% of the world's forests and influence much more.

It's not just renewables that are driving down emissions.

A new report card from the Electronics TakeBack Coaltion shows how each retailer stacks up when it comes to recycling the merchandise they sell us.

And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom.

With disinfecting and sanitizing on everyone's mind, good old-fashioned bar soap has never been more necessary. It's still possible to go plastic-free, too. These are the best bar soaps for every body part.

It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one.

And a big part of the pitch is sustainability and comfort.

The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly.

Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.

You just can't fool Mother Nature.

When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies.

EWG tested 28 brands of conventional oat-based cereals; they all had glyphosate residue, most of them above healthy standards

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the

The new rule is expected to save Americans $167 billion in energy costs.

Image Credit: Getty ImagesFestivals are not a modern day invention. The roots of the celebratory gathering go as far back as the Egyptians, who used to toast the annual overflow of the Nile, which irrigated crops. Whether it be religion (the most common

Back in 2009, the EPA was sued for "abdicating leadership" on protecting Chesapeake Bay. Part of clean water advocates' anger was directed at a lack of geographical targeting for agricultural conservation funding. But

New York's skyline is getting greener and a whole lot more productive too.

One of the world's most famous architectural renderings turns into a building. Will it thrive?

"Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough."

Hawaiian engineers think that it can address many of the world's problems. Are they too ambitious?

And I am going to be positive, upbeat and happy about it, really.