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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson officially announced that the emission of greenhouse gases "endangers" human health.

More than three years after Hurricane Katrina, city officials in New Orleans still haven’t found a way to resume "blue bin" recycling.

A coalition of leading environmental groups released a report detailing the how recent Supreme Court decisions have substantially weakened the protections laid out in the Clean Water Act.

The first annual Save the Frogs Day is headed our way April 28th. Dr. Kerry Kriger, Founder and Executive Director of SAVETHEFROGS!, explains why we need to stop taking those cute amphibians for granted.

A new report by consulting firm TerraChoice Environmental Marketing found that just 2% of the self-proclaimed "green" products on shelves in big box stores live up to their sustainable claims.

The food source upon which commercial and recreational fish, marine mammals and seabirds depend to survive is being steadily exhausted.

The Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free in 30 years—60 years sooner than was previously predicted.

To help get you inspired for Earth Day, we polled environmental thought leaders, and asked them how they plan on spending this April 22. We hope you’ll find some ideas of ways you can pitch in, and help celebrate our Mother Earth too. :

A federal district court judge in Arizona last week struck down the federal government’s refusal to develop a species recovery plan for the critically endangered jaguar.

The National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council have teamed up with Internet giant Google in launching an innovative online mapping project.