Administration stimulus spending has jump-started an unstoppable EV revolution, says President Obama. Because of the Recovery Act, the cars will plummet in cost

The Department of Energy has awarded $188 million to small businesses in 34 states to spur clean energy innovation, job creation and more.

The U.S. Department of Energy awards $57 million to 33 small business projects.

The U.S. Department of Energy will guarantee a $1.45 billion loan for the Abengoa Solar Solana project in the Arizona desert.

The U.S. Department of Energy is providing a $50 million loan to Vehicle Production Group for the creation of an eco-friendly accessible car.

Pearl Fryar has no horticultural training but his talent is apparent in the 300 sculptures at Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, S.C.

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like the one that helps Kadin Hoven and his family escape the difficulties of chronic illness.

There's a poaching ring focused on some succulents in the genus Dudleya, which can fetch millions on the black market in East Asia.

The FDA has now confirmed that the disgusting sludge a man poured from a freshly opened Pepsi can was a dead frog or toad.

Oil company provided tapes made by a drug trafficker in case against Ecuadorean peasants.

The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.

Scientists will release harmless gases in the New York City subway to determine noxious gas threat

Dozens of sunken ships off U.S. coasts, such as the Jacob Luckenbach and USS Arizona, are leaking oil or could in the future.

Millions of bottle deposits go unclaimed in the exceptionally tidy Danish capital each year.

Hey nosey garbage man, you got a warrant?

Popular online shopping holiday produces billions of dollars in sales — and billions of boxes in the trash.

When you make room for the new, make sure you're responsible about disposing the old.

A new study suggests confusion can be a powerful learning tool, but only under the right circumstances.

The wreck, dating back 2,000 years, is estimated to contain some 6,000 amphorae.

A 'living' wrapper called kombucha slime could ease the world's plastic pain.

New research suggests why we feel so in tune with performers at a concert, and it's called "inter-brain coherence."

Engineers have developed a prototype for an engine that's fueled by microwaved air.

Massive gem, the second-largest ever found, measures a whopping 1,111 carats.

Dressing sharp can make you more productive, but it can make you think bigger too.

The 2019 Audubon Photography Awards highlight striking images of birds and the places they live.

White ravens are spotted occasionally on Vancouver Island, but they don't seem to stay for long.

Study finds U.S. and Canada have lost 29% of birds in past 50 years.

A massive bald eagle is filmed in slow motion taking off from a street in Melrose, near Boston.

Passing someone a sexually transmitted infection is viewed as worse than giving them the flu — even if the flu turns out to be fatal, a new study finds.

Bird flu can be transmitted between mammals — and possible humans — needing only four mutations to do so, a new study published this week in the journal Nat

Are you sick? Staying hydrated is important. Here are some nourishing ways to get more fluid when you're feeling ill..

With cases of the flu reaching epidemic levels, it is critical businesses maintain a healthy work environment.

Experiments to determine how the H5N1 bird flu virus might gain the ability to spread easily among humans are no longer off limits.

One reason flu transmission is thought to be lower during the summer months is because of the high humidity.

You know you're not the only one who has the flu, but here's how to get on the schedule when you really need to.

Before you give in and resign yourself to a week of suffering, here's what you can do to fight a cold virus as it starts.

Making an apple pie doesn't have to be difficult. Follow this recipe to find out just how simple (and tasty) it can be.

Celebrate the birthday of Henry David Thoreau by simplifying your life.

Hurricanes keep coming through, destroying homes and beaches, yet tenacious residents keep on rebuilding. While this endless process of destruction and construc

The newest home in New Orleans' Make It Right neighborhood boasts ample outdoor entertaining space, a vivid paint job and a designer that even your grandmother

The storm's huge expanse across nearly two-thirds of the country was clearly visible in NASA satellite imagery.

New report says toxic chemicals are causing Americans 'grievous harm' that could be prevented by better government oversight.

The EPA decided this week to limit cancer-causing emissions from hydraulic fracturing, aka 'fracking,' but its new rules won't take effect until 2015.

Terrible environmental conditions and an unyielding government has put China in dire danger of poisoning its enormous population and the land around it.

Synesthetes can taste sounds, smell colors or see scents, and research proves these people experience reality differently.

High-tech water filters are wonderful. But what if you could go DIY, using just a piece of wood?

The deforestation situation in Indonesia is not entirely bleak, thanks to the efforts of the Katingan Project.

BSR focuses on a company’s national business operations and global supply chain from both environmental and social perspectives.

Have you secured the health of nature so we continue to have quality of life?

As the largest domestic hunger relief organization, Feeding America manages 200 food banks that distribute food to 60,000 agencies.