Brita Belli

Rankings are always tricky. Particularly when it comes to how green one college or university is compared to another.

Audio tours, courtesy of your own mobile phone or handheld device, may hold the best promise for making an environmental impact when visitors come to an aquarium, zoo or national park.

Mercury is not just in some fish, according to an in-depth study by the U.S. Geological Survey—it’s in all the fish the agency tested.

Manufacturers eager to cash in on green consumer trends know that the word "bamboo" is immediately understood as a greener alternative to cotton. The problem is, many of our "bamboo" sheets and shirts are actually rayon.

The federal government is facing a lawsuit from a coalition of environmental groups over Bush-era plans for new transmission corridors in the West.

Next time you decide to donate your old cell phone, computer or television set in the name of charity, be sure to do your homework.

There was some excitement in environmental circles last week over The American Clean Energy and Security Act—but it certainly wasn’t unanimous.