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Jalyssa Moore was three years old when she had her first asthma attack. 'When she woke up that morning, she was breathing really heavy,' says her mom, Kesher Moore, who [...]

Our food supply is not nearly as safety-tested as we would like to believe. True, things are not as dire as they were in the early 20th century when Upton [...]

On most days, Bill Dewey can be found wearing waist-high waders and inspecting Manila clams--the West Coast version of the littleneck--at his Washington clam farm, Chuckanut Shellfish. Under an arrangement [...]

A few years ago, National Geographic Traveler ranked Denmark's Faroe Islands first among unspoiled island destinations. The landscape there is breathtakingly dramatic--impossibly sheer green cliffs dropping into blue harbors, cascading [...]

Autism cases are on the rise. Or so the most recent data would have us believe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 1 in 100 children [...]

An eerie metallic sound swells as U.S. Olympic swimmer Tara Kirk poises on the pool's edge. Her leg muscles tense, and, in a flash, she and the other swimmers dive [...]

'Climate change is our generation's civil rights movement,' says Brianna Cayo Cotter, communications director for the Energy Action Coalition, swilling from a tall cup of coffee. Cotter talked fast and [...]

'And if the snow buries my neighborhood, And if my parents are crying then I'll dig a tunnel from my window to yours, yeah a tunnel from my window to [...]

The American middle class--of which some 80 percent of Americans claim to be a part--is getting anxious. While there is no carved-in-stone edict about what it means to be middle [...]

Today's eco designers don't talk about being inspired by leaves tailing or icecaps melting; they're starry-eyed for futuristic-looking chairs, towering skyscrapers and folding bicycles. They're thinking like architects, leading with [...]

Raising a natural baby in a chemical world is not so easy. Watchdog groups like Children's Health Environment Coalition (CHEC) and Environmental Working Group (EWG) regularly release frightening studies about [...]

It used to be that organic was enough. That organic label told consumers their food was safer, fresher and more likely to have come from a small, reliable farm than [...]

Want to know why owners of 10,000-plus square-feet second homes are building greener? Guilt. 'It's part of a guilt complex,' says Frank Dalene, the vice president and chief financial officer [...]

Imagine a city that functioned with the seamless ingenuity of nature: the interconnected systems--from school, to store, to street, to restaurant--benefiting and feeding one another without depleting resources. Re: Vision, [...]

India alone grows 1,000 varieties of mangoes in such delectable variations as the sweet, orange-skinned Alphonso, the Bombay Green and the Bangalora. Here in the U.S., we rarely see more [...]

The hot springs at Yellowstone National Park are worth billions. Commercial researchers have only begun to examine the multitude of heat-loving microorganisms or 'thermophiles' living in Yellowstone's 10,000 highly acidic [...]

Father's Day is June 16. Celebrate the dads in your life with gifts that give back to the Earth. MAN'S BEST FRIEND Resource Revival is an Oregon-based business that makes [...]

In order to manage the allergy symptoms that lead to asthma attacks, it's critical to control the indoor environment. Common indoor triggers include dust mites on pillows, blankets and stuffed [...]

Eden Organic has lots of non-traditional baskets that would make for fun Valentine's gifts. One of our favorites is the Eden Sushi Basket ($65), a wicker basket filled with everything [...]

The New York restaurant Candle 79 takes vegan food to the arena of high cuisine, celebrating seasonal foods, healthy eating and, most of all, good taste. The Candle 79 Cookbook: [...]

TerraCycle makes mini Speakers ($13.99) and Boomboxes ($18.99) from upcycled M&M's, Skittles and Starburst candy wrappers. Upcycling means using materials that would otherwise go to waste--in this case, excess packaging. [...]

Earth Day Network's lesser-known side project is called the Global Water Network. Unlike the much more visible Earth Day--celebrating its April 22 40th anniversary this year with projects that include [...]

WEATHER OR NOT If you're an armchair weather expert, a weather junkie or simply enjoy the intricacies of the world's most turned-to conversation topic, look no further than Weather Whys: [...]

There are countless books to guide you through greening your home, clothes, food, baby nursery and beauty products. The difference with Ed Begley, Jr.'s latest, Ed Begley, Jr.'s Guide to [...]

A lot of famous people with a green bent are now grouped under the catchall term 'eco-celebrity,' but few have taken their commitments as seriously as Daryl Hannah. The actress [...]

The worldwide conservation movement may have done wonders for protecting land and biodiversity, but it's the latest threat (alongside extractive industries and tourism) to indigenous people, writes Mark Dowie in [...]

President Obama's biggest hurdle in taking on environmental challenges may be widespread consumer denial. This doesn't just include global warming skeptics, although those have been increasingly vocal as the U.S. [...]

It's easy to get lost in the drama of The Whale Warriors: The Battle at the Bottom of the World to Save the Planet's Largest Mammals (Free Press, $15) by [...]

The very title Eco Barons (HarperCollins, $24.99) seems to suggest a dichotomy. We like to think of our environmental leaders as quirky, living-out-in-the-woods types, modern-day Thoreaus quick with an organic [...]

There are a lot of energy books on the market, but few of them are as levelheaded, to the point and engagingly detailed as Green: Your Place in the New [...]

Environmental bad tidings make us nervous. But buying the latest organic, eco-friendly, all-natural, locally grown, bamboo, hybrid, post-consumer-recycled, solar-powered, BPA-free, non-toxic, energy-efficient, sustainable, renewable, biodegradable luxury product? That we can [...]

This is the sentence Christopher Shaw wants readers to take away from his book Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games (New Society Publishers, $19.95): 'The Olympic [...]

Eco-clothing outlet Oxygen Required sells pieces that can be worn in layers as the months grow colder, with an emphasis on simple designs and solid colors. A hooded cashmere and [...]

Trial lawyer Dr. Robert Freilich, who has tried over 160 cases and argued several before the Supreme Court, is focused on land-how to best use it, sustain it and maximize [...]

To 62-year-old David Peterson, who lives in a hand-built mountainside cabin in Colorado and writes books about ethical hunting, the notion is simple: 'If you're killing something and not eating [...]

This is it: The book that finally chronicles the chemical invaders tainting us and the environment--the phthalates and Bisphenol-A (BPA), the flame retardants and non-stick surfaces. And investigative journalist Nena […]

The Midwest is ripe for dreaming, and John T. Price does his fair share in Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships (Da Capo Press, $25). The memoir is set […]

After a recent green festival, E staff returned loaded with a selection of products from Natralia, an Australian company that's making inroads in the states with all-natural, organic treatments for [...]

The shop World of Good, online at www.worldofgood.com, and available through kiosks at Whole Foods, campuses, bookstores and natural food stores nationwide, works with artisan groups in 32 countries to [...]

Kids outgrow shoes at an alarming rate. And gone are the days of the all-white walking hoes that live on as bronzed bookends or pencil holders. Kids' shoes are a [...]

Dr. Alan Greene, the pediatrician, father of four and online parenting guru, has a perfect surname for launching his latest title: Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth […]

Alison Grieveson was driving on Interstate 95 in Connecticut en route to her studio in New Haven when her eye caught the billboard 'www.wagepeace.org' superimposed over an unfurling American flag. [...]

If there is one thing that green guides have taught us, it's that we don't have to try very hard. Sometimes the suggestions they offer are so simple, it's embarrassing [...]

When it comes to environmental commitment, all we need is a guide. There are many, many of these guides to chose from, not neglecting E's own contribution to the genre: [...]

Those living in apartments or modest homes with a little fenced-in patch of grass for a backyard are probably already familiar with the push mower. They're fun in small spaces, [...]

Even the most modern-day Mom can appreciate a chemical-free cleaner that is truly multipurpose and still seems to last forever. We're not sure why the lovely named Liquid Sunshine nontoxic [...]

Usually, all one really asks of a book is that it transports them somewhere. In the case of Noel Perrin and his book, Best Person Rural: Essays of a Sometime [...]

Now available in paperback, Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger (Villard Books, $14.95) offers a cheap, entertaining way to travel to Australia and Tasmania and become intimately [...]

If you're serious about removing dust, dander and other allergens, Nilfisk vacuums offer HEPA filtration; small, maneuverable size and super-strong suction ($148 for the compact Coupe Neo). The company is [...]

By the time you read this, Compost Awareness Week (the first week of May) will likely have come and gone, but the other major initiative of the U.S. Composting Council--the [...]