In an effort to support local food production and defend customers' rights to buy and eat whatever local farm products they want, 16 towns in Maine have created their own local food ordinances.

Despite needing to pay a hefty tuition bill this fall, Hannah Rousey refused to take money from Poland Spring Bottling Co., a subsidiary of Nestlé.

It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump.

For Arbor Day, learn how to show damaged trees the love they deserve.

What better way to celebrate National Penguin Awareness Day than by caving to the cute factor with videos of bitty penguins?

This rebellious, edgy-looking turtle is now unfortunately facing extinction, and conservationists are fighting to save it.

Filters on buses and smog-eating towers are not the answer.

Doing street improvements for pedestrians and cyclists increases sales by 30 percent. So why aren't cities doing it?

A child experiencing an asthma attack is admitted to the hospital every 20 minutes.

Move over royal baby, there's an infant two-toed sloth in town.

It's to time to jump off the consumption train and embrace the art of repair.

The Norwegian Consumer Authority thinks the fast fashion company is misleading shoppers with its so-called Conscious Collection.

A study shows that many want to make better decisions, but don't know how.

Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed

When you think Mexico, think biofuels (not just tequila). That's the message of OriginOil, a Los Angeles, California, company that's been contracted by the Mexican government to produce 1 percent of the

EnerGaia, a Thai startup, is using the rooftop of a Bangkok hotel to harvest spirulina. Is this the new edible rockstar of urban farming?

Designed with 'artificial leaves' of glass filled with algae, this lighting fixture is made to produce extra oxygen.

It's still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely.

A mix of cultural practices and smart infrastructure investments has created a city that's a true pleasure to visit.

"It's an emergency," say council members. "So let's act like it."

Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero

A new report shines the light on a dirty little 'secret' of canned goods, which has little to do with the food itself, and everything to do with the coating in the can.

The Aral Sea, Central Asia's most (in)famous body of water, has become a global symbol of environmental mismanagement. But at least one government in the region doesn't seem to have

After a volunteer accidentally burned down its office, Bustan, an environmental justice organization based in Israel's Negev desert, decided it was time to

From a painter's satirical take on 1950s images of a bucolic world to

Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native

A drive-in movie theater in the wilderness and an urban rooftop are just a few of the innovative spots from which stylish trailer hotels are popping up.

When you've got a lot of driveway runoff, some careful landscaping can put it to good use.

Imagine millions of these slithering out from the mud? The eggs of this alien desert crustacean remain dormant for years, waiting for a bout of rain to hatch.

Recent rains attributed to a changing climate are leading to mass extinction in the Atacama Desert.

Our photo of the day reveals the wonderful frippery of waterfowl.

Our photo of the day comes from Cape San Blas, Florida.

These multi-talented stairs do more than one thing in this apartment renovation in Brooklyn.

As we noted in our review of the New York Times Building communication stair, a standard principle of design today should be comfortable, bright stairs that serve as more than fire escapes, that encourage people to take the stairs instead of the

Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green "first" or two

Embedded in a hillside, this eccentric dwelling uses a series of functional ramps that connect all the spaces together.

Inspired by arthropods, this minimalist all-wood home features a spacious-feeling interior and energy-efficient, passive heating and cooling strategies.

As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production

Using alternative fuels, carbon offsets, and strict on-board rules, the Atlantic Cup aims to be the first carbon-neutral race in the U.S.

The schoolyard should be an exploratory classroom of sorts, not a holding pen for bored children.

Here is a clever new design that unfurls with a flourish and retracts with a simple pull of a string.

This intriguing design brings in more healthy rocking and rolling movement as you sit, work and socialize.

Chairs take up a lot of space, but not in this line of space-saving furniture.

We have applauded Prince Charles before for his willingness to spend massive amounts of money on green causes. And now HRH has done it again. He has purchased 1,000 of the rarest British apple varieties. So have Geoffrey Anderton, who owns Lochnaw

During World War II ordinary citizens across the country did their part for the war effort by planting victory gardens to lessen the demand on the food system caused by the war. Some have suggested that sustainability is about returning to the more

Every day, New York City residents waste 270,000 pounds of food. Want to know what that looks like? Here's an unforgettable way to imagine it - fill up a subway train with the equivalent amount of apples, and release it onto the

Considered to be the highest award a restaurant can receive, the Michelin Guide's 2020 French edition now gives a nod to environmentally minded restaurants.

This modular curtain could help existing buildings photosynthesize oxygen and get rid of pollution in cities.

This shipping container house stacks two to get more living space.

This is what happens when LEDs get cheaper and better: designers use more of them. Someone predicted this once.