About 40 percent of the food that hits American plates doesn't go down American throats. Instead, it enters American landfills, or, at best, it's turned to compost.
The state of New York will announce new rules to allow fracking, ending a long holdout against the oil and natural gas drilling technique, reported CBS News Sunday.
The D.C. Circuit Court today ruled that an EPA rule aimed at curbing cross-state air pollution overstepped the bounds set by Congress, in a blow to an Obama administration environmental policy.
Ice caps melting was among the first tangible signs of global warming, and it's time to bring the focus back to them, says environmentalist Bill McKibben, especially as they continue to melt rapidly.
Burgers are getting more complicated by the day. They aren't just cookout food any more. They're quickly becoming symbols of both overconsumption and the wastefulness of Americans' food choices.
Livestock, timber and off-road industry groups filed a lawsuit in federal court on Aug. 13 challenging the Obama administration’s 2012 planning rule for U.S. national forests.
Neighbors recall promises that the eerie azure lake known as "Little Blue" would be made into a recreational jewel, complete with swimming, bike trails, and sailboats.
Lower 48 sweltered due to widespread heat ridge, expert says
July was the hottest month on record in the United States, perhaps due to a combination of global warming and a widespread drought, experts say. The lower 48 U.S. states experienced an average July temperature of 77.6 degrees Fahrenheit (25.3 degrees Celsius).