Turkeys may be all the rage for Thanksgiving and other holidays, but beef may be our undoing as one of…

Nearly 70% of the waste produced in the United States is landfilled. As Edward Humes writes in his book Garbology,…

A study in Massachusetts found that 24 of the 30 most environmentally overburdened communities in the state are communities of…

The U.N. Environment Program estimates that Global Food Production accounts for about 70% of the freshwater use in the world…

According to a Gallup poll, only 34% of Americans are concerned with the climate change. It's always important to know…

A study conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine found that, when it comes to premature death, there is…

The World Health Organization has reported that 7 million deaths in 2012 - one in eight of total global deaths…

The number of oil spills in U.S. water has decreased by more than 50%, from 8,354 spills in 2000 to…

The Keystone XL pipeline has been a hot environmental topic in Washington this year. During a debate, two amendments were…

An analysis of nearly 12,000 academic journal studies has found there to be an overwhelming consensus among scientists that global-warming…

Studies show that the rebound in the world markets has lead to Americans once again emphasizing their wish to protect…

Global annual crop production since the 1960s has more than doubled, a striking testament to improvements in modern farming practices.…

While Americans are split evenly on whether the government should prioritize energy production or environmental protection, an overwhelming majoirty favor…

Greg Bowers, an electrical power engineer, has spent years of his life and most of his savings fighting the air…

Of the 210 reported fatal lightning incidents in the U.S. from 2006 to 2011, 81% of the victims were male…

In just a few years, commercial fisheries have increased their catches by over 2.2 million metric tons, from 3.6 million…

The rate of water withdrawal (including fresh and saline) in the U.S. has remained steady since peaking in 1980 at…

Thermoelectric power demanded the most U.S. freshwater withdrawals in 2005, accounting for 41.5% withdrawals. Irrigation practices also used a lot…

The fossil fuel industry receives a combined $5.3 trillion per year in subsidies from governments across the world. This is…

This pie chart examines which sectors contribute the most to production-related waste managed in 2013. About 85% of production-related waste…

Between 1984 and 1994, total environmental expenditures measured by the Pollution Abatement Cost and Expenditure survey in all manufacturing industries…

With the sanitation target the most lacking target of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations launched a campaign earlier…

New revisions have just been approved for China's environmental protection law. These amendments will implement tougher fines on industries responsible…

This is how President Obama proposes allocating $1.16 trillion in discretionary spending in fiscal year 2015. Discretionary spending, which accounts…

Even though less than six percent of cattle loss in the US last year was due to predators, the Wildlife…

The wind industry now employs 75,000 Americans. U.S. companies and their workers produce approximately 65 percent of every wind turbine…

Coal-fired power plants, boilers, and cement factories contribute to half of all the mercury air emissions in the United States.…

In contrast to many struggling sectors of the economy, jobs in the booming oil and gas industry are 55 percent…

There was a 231 percent spike in the fracking industry’s political contributions to congressional candidates from districts or states home…

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There is nothing new about warming temperatures on Earth. In fact, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, temperatures…

Since August 2014, the average price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped an impressive $0.83, making transportation a much…

This year marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, and polls show that Americans are sympathetic to efforts to protect…

A plurality of Americans believe the government is not doing enough to protect the environment. Amid the great ongoing climate…

Nearly 9 out of 10 people say renewable energy is important to the nation's future. This spans all demographics as…