The share of journeys made by car in the city has fallen by nearly half, and the trend is only accelerating.

A German engineer asked restaurants for their used chopsticks — and a sustainable furnishings business was born.

As the entire fleet goes gas-free, the cleaner air will save over 1,300 lives every year.

The Badger State’s students start mapping out a career path in the sixth grade, saving them time, confusion and college debt they didn’t need.

In Kamikatsu, recycling isn’t just an environmental imperative — it’s the glue that unifies a community.

Residents of the Rhine River Valley’s Andernach get their fresh produce from a large public garden at no charge.

Utah, Virginia and Washington allow people to ban themselves from impulsively buying a gun. Many more states could follow their lead.

A lack of available land is the biggest obstacle to solar power’s expansion — or maybe it isn’t.

Hospitals sell their patients’ debt to collection agencies for pennies on the dollar. RIP Medical Debt buys it up — just to forget all about it.