Wastewater or sludge storage lagoons are designed, in part, based on statistical probability of annual precipitation and evaporation amounts. The data behind these estimates generally don't take into account contemporary

A state of emergency has been declared in Hungary where four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in

You don't need to tumble-dry clothes at this time of year. Here's why you should take your laundry outside to hang-dry in the warm sunshine.

New legislation would require polyester clothing to have a label warning about shedding in the wash.

A cost-benefit analysis seems appropriate for any major regulation -- but at what point in the process?

And the company that makes the chemical, Bayer CropScience, refuses to agree.

People want big SUVs and pickups, not little fuelsippers. What's a car maker to do?

Each month presents a new culinary challenge. Submit an entry and you could win a trip to Spain.

Leonardo DiCaprio lost the Golden Globe, but he's always a winner on the green activist front. The eco-champ has signed on to be the celebrity face of watchmaker TAG Heuer. Replacing fellow eco-hunk Brad Pitt. But, Leo isn't pocketing a cent of his

Watch a remarkable clip of Heidi the octopus as she sleeps and dreams – from the new PBS series, Octopus: Making Contact.

In case you missed it (and you certainly may have in the midst of other current world affairs) it's Hemp History Week. The second annual one in fact. I imagine most TreeHugger readers don't need much convincing that

Doug Fine, author and solar-powered goat herder, takes us behind the scenes of what could be America's next billion dollar industry: the hemp economy.

Finally, there is now an ethical and practical alternative work wear option to Carhartt and Dickies.

This cozy cabin in the woods was an exercise in resourcefulness and even bartering of skills for a community of natural builders in Oregon.

The smart arrangement of spaces and natural daylighting help make this cottage's relatively small footprint feel quite big.

This couple have found a balance between financial security and freedom, by renting out their house, living out of their renovated garage, and traveling in their van conversion.

A photography fanatic creates beautiful iPhone docks as a homage to old cameras.

You might not give an outdated wool suit a second look, but these trendy bags make the most of discarded suit fabrics, transforming old into something new and fashionable.

Remixed from thrift store finds, these lovely but functional garments pieces are fanciful and feminine.

And even worse, they are devouring the much-smaller native treefrogs.

So what if it doesn't have pedals and isn't as practical as an e-bike, it's so elegant and minimal.

The breakthrough also scored 18-year-old Hayley Todesco a Google Science Fair Award.

And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own.

Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times.

One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled.

Toni Desrosiers, founder of Abeego beeswax wraps, wants people to start thinking about the natural life cycle of food.

Built using traditional and local techniques of construction, this distinctive structure sits on the edge of a national forest and a long-vanished lake.

These delightful mementos of the Irish countryside remind us of nature's beauty, but are also responsibly sourced and packaged.

Now that the Toyota International Teacher Program has ended, I've decided to turn the spotlight on a few of the teachers involved. First came the middle school teachers. Next up, a couple of the high school-teaching

Darwin made a smart choice when he picked Galapagos as the place to develop his theory of natural selection: This group of islands has some of the most incredible species in the world. Earlier this month, a star-studded group of adventurers with the Missi

A star-studded group of adventurers with the Mission Blue oceans conservation group went on a trip to the Galapagos earlier this month. But the true stars of the show were the incredible species endemic to the islands: many

Yesterday Brian wrote Galapagos Islands Moved Off Endangered Sites List, concluding:

Photo credit: Wikipedia/Creative Commons 24 of the top teachers in the U.S. have been chosen to go to the Galapagos Islands, with the Toyota International Teacher Program. The program is designed to engage a variety of conservation and education issues

The Galapagos Islands are like no place on earth. The Galapagos Islands have too many

Conservation efforts, especially in places as renowned as the Galapagos, have something of a reputation. It's developers vs. protesters, consumers vs. conservationists, people

Lonesome George is quite a character. He's a Pinta Island tortoise, and, as Brian noted when he visited a few years ago, he's the last of this breed. Yep, that means when he's gone, that's it -- his species will

The ballooning rates of people coming to the Galapagos, as residents or tourists, over the past few years has created a variety of environmental concerns for the islands. Not least of these is waste management, as the

When it comes to the Galapagos, most people think: Islands; tropical; Equator; volcanoes; some variation on those general ideas probably pops to mind, unless you've been here. If you have been here, you probably know that a

Each of the islands in the Galapagos is incredibly different. From landscape to ecosystem to the endemic species that can only be found in that

The difference between visiting the islands largely untouched by humans and those once habited by people is

The Galapagos Islands are the model of biodiversity which inspired Charles Darwin to surmise the theory of evolution, but scientists have made arrangements to ensure that the latest round of animal deaths

Usually, air-dropping over 20 tons of poison from an helicopter on a fragile island ecosystem would be a very bad thing...

The stunning new marine preserve surrounding the Galápagos will be off-limits for fishing in a bid to conserve its unique habitat.

The current wind power installation has replaced millions of liters of diesel fuel and helped protect the islands' endangered animals.

This discovery could change how we think our planet works

Remember the Yellow Pages Association? They represent the folks who print phone books. They've fought some efforts by cities to ban phone book distribution, and

Earlier today, I wrote about a New York Times article that described Chicago's ongoing efforts to prepare for and adapt to a warming climate. I'd like to revisit that article for a second, as it just so

Since its eruption in late August, the Solyndra scandal has been a lightning rod for political and ideological debates over everything from the role of government in business to the debate on global

What does it take to get improved environmental coverage in the media?

This contemporary tiny house from the Netherlands incorporates lots of great layout and storage ideas.