Environment

Low on space and fastidious about waste removal, the government of Singapore greened-up old ideas about dumping and land-reclamation.

Cap and trade, a market-driven approach to reducing emissions, is an important but sometimes overlooked item in the sustainability toolkit.

Where do we draw the line between supporting the right of emerging industrial powers to grow and preventing them from repeating the environmentally detrimental mistakes made by the developed world?

In a questionable move, the Bureau of Land Management has halted solar projects underway on public land pending the results of a nationwide environmental impact statement. What are the implications for the burgeoning solar industry?

America's most environmentally progressive state continues its march toward a low-carbon future. But just how economically sound are California's approaches?

Based on the same values and philosophies that gave rise to the vegan diet, veganic agriculture, currently gaining popularity in the U.S., offers significant health and environmental sustainability benefits.

With another food-borne disease outbreak garnering headlines, the advantages of local, organic agriculture are coming into clear focus. Increasingly, innovative technologies are enabling growers to meet the need for local produce year-round.

What are the most promising ways to reduce the effects of global warming, and what "green-collar" jobs are associated with each method? A new report examines those questions, and says that the American workforce is well equipped with the training necessary to build a clean energy future.

The Algalita Marine Research Foundation is sounding the alarm about the increasing amount of plastic debris clogging our oceans by setting sail across the Pacific on 15,000 plastic bottles.

A two-decades-long coastal water contaminants study conducted by NOAA reveals both good and bad news. First, the good news: Overall contaminant levels in coastal waters of the U.S. are falling.