Unearthed: Invasive Species, Eco-Threats and Sustainable Solutions

Atlantic Bluefin tuna, rigorously pursued because of the high prices they command as sushi on the Japanese market, are being pushed to near-extinction from Holland to northern Norway, according to a new report in the journal Fisheries Research

The Clorox Company, a name that for most people means "chemical bleach," last October bought privately owned Burt’s Bees for $925 million in cash, a whopping endorsement of the company’s attractive positioning, and of the promise of sustainable goods across the personal-care industry.

There is increasing evidence that the world has reached, or will soon reach, the worrisome condition known as peak oil. Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that world oil consumption will rise from 86 million barrels per day in 2007 to 96 million by 2012, driven in part by the voracious appetites of India and China.

The largest estuary in the U.S. needs federal funding to keep the water clean.

Researchers in Florida are experimenting with ways to turn glass bottles into beach sand.

Re:Vision has launched a series of urban design competitions that will change the way you think about a city block.

Hordes of illegal miners are excavating in biologically sensitive regions in Venezuela.

Seafood retailers in the U.S. must, by law, affix country-of-origin labels on their products. But congressional Republicans (and the Bush Administration) have held off mandatory labeling of meat products for five years.