Sustainability

At a new Bretton Woods conference in New Hampshire, I came across a new definition of sustainability. Typically the term sustainability is unders...

This final note today, in which sustainability jumps the shark. You know how big polluters -- or anyone, really -- if they want to reduce their...

An Ecuadorean judge has fined American oil company Chevron for more than $9 billion in a case that has spanned a decade. The lawsuit began in 1990s...

If you heard my story today on Marketplace, you know there's some debate over exactly what sort of messaging is best suited to climate change. Co...

In the 1970s, California faced growing concerns about the supply and cost of energy, in addition to worries about running out of landfill space....

Being a green consumer can be difficult when there are over 400 eco-labels to wade through that identify everything from saving energy to being v...

Science is a tough subject for most U.S. students -- so tough that they aren't meeting average proficiency levels in the subject, according to re...

Cancun is stunning and stark at the same time. I was there for two weeks in December, and most of my views of the beach were from buses to and from...

Italy is saying ciao to plastic bags. The country banned plastic bags in stores nationwide as part of a New Years pledge to improve the environm...

The northeast corridor suffers a post-holiday blizzard, and travelers face canceled flights, trains and roads too dangerous to drive. The cold...