EcoWatch

When earthworms and other insects feast on the microbes, the process of decomposition emits less carbon

More than 10 years later, the prevalence of GMOs in everyday food products has risen sharply—but basic consumer awareness remains low.

Three weeks ago, a slightly disheveled U.S. senator wandered out to the front lawn of the Capitol Building and declared his campaign for president.

The devastating avian influenza sweeping the Midwest has forced the mass slaughter of nearly 40 million diseased chicken, turkey and wild birds in order to contain the outbreaks

President Obama delivered the keynote address at the Coast Guard Academy graduation ceremonies Wednesday.

Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart takes time to discuss pollen and seasonal allergies, poking fun at the media for its seemingly alarmist coverage of pollen in recent years. Major news networks were calling this spring a “pollen tsunami,” whereas last year, they chose to call it a “pollen vortex.”

The True Cost is a documentary about the clothing industry’s impact on the world, particularly its horrendous working conditions and poverty wages for its employees and its devastating toll on the environment.

In what came as a welcome surprise to activists in Albany, New York, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) reversed an earlier decision and now will require a full environmental review for a proposed tar sands oil heating facility at the Port of Albany.

With these four new trump cards on the table, the odds against fast-track get better—and almost certainly the next Presidential election will put the candidates of both parties to the test—a fact which has led Hilary Clinton to distance herself from her husband’s trade legacy, and Mike Huckabee to make opposition to trade deals one of his key planks.

Find out which country could be under water in our lifetime

Since when do the mainstream news media, in a country that worships at the altar of capitalism and the free market, launch a coordinated attack against a company for selling a product consumers want?

The top countries with strong national laws for environmental democracy

In his address to the next generation, he wastes no time delving right into environmental issues.

The Obama administration’s Pollinator Health Task Force announced Tuesday the federal government’s plan for improving pollinator health.

Texas banned fracking? Awes...oh, wait. Texas banned banning fracking.

I just wrapped up three days at the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Cedar Rapids, Iowa learning about climate change and practical solutions.

California is entering its fourth year of drought, with high temperatures, water shortages and increased wildfires.