Currents

Nothing spells cozy warmth quite like a crackling fire, but when that fire is wasting heat and releasing pollutants into the home and air, coziness is a poor trade-off.

As you’ve no doubt noticed, winter is right around the corner. So it’s a good idea to make sure your home is buttoned down and ready to face the cold ahead.

A recent article in The New York Times points to failings among companies to properly inspect beef processing for E. Coli bacteria, which sickens tens of thousands of Americans each year.

According to the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, "In the past two years grizzly mortality has risen alarmingly…[and] their future remains precarious."

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), though far more energy efficient than their incandescent forbears, leave a lot to be desired.

Last year, Earth Day took some heat by online green scorekeepers, but this year—the celebration’s 40th—it’s reasserting its prominence.

Residents in Morrison, Wisconsin, turned seriously ill when their drinking water was contaminated from farm runoff.

As our cell phone use has gone up dramatically, so has our exposure to radiation.

President Obama’s Ocean Task Force is underway.