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A new law in California aimed at cleaning up cleaning products may help reduce air pollution nationwide.

Earthjustice has launched an innovative way to expose the devastation wrought by mountaintop removal mining—a campaign called Mountain Heroes that makes it personal.

Fears are mounting that a lab being built to study dangerous animal diseases could potentially act as a launching point for the spread of those pathogens.

EcoMom, an online shopping site for family-friendly and environmentally savvy products, has a few tips to help minimize the holiday consumerism.

The toxic pesticide endosulfan will cease production and use in the U.S. thanks to a new Environmental Protection Agency ruling.

Because solar heating systems are so flexible, both in type and design, there is definitely one that will work for you.

The Arab world is heading for a huge water crisis in just five years.

There was a collective sigh of relief when it seemed that the BP oil spill did not carry the long-term environmental repercussions many thought it would. But now, dead coral discovered seven miles from the spill site is telling a different story.

Renewable energies like wind and solar power have a tough time competing when fossil fuels like oil and natural gas fall in price. A new article in the New York Times finds that many states are rejecting renewable power in an effort to protect ratepayers from cost increases.

There’s an unlikely force driving up illnesses from insects—night-time lights. Artificial lighting—particularly now in tropical regions—can alter human and insect behaviors in ways that can speed transmission of insect-borne diseases