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Former colleagues say David Uhlmann will work to make sure Americans can breathe clean air and drink safe water.

The new regulations from the EPA would reduce fine particulate matter from 12 micrograms per cubic meter of air to between nine and 10.

The environmental impacts of the massive microchip manufacturing facility have the potential to be wide ranging and significant.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised "a massive testing and research effort" to determine what he says are the environmental causes of autism. Under Kennedy's direction, however, the government recently ended funding for studies looking into some of those environmental factors.

There's a growing movement to make Americans' lawns truly eco-friendly. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with research ecologist Susannah Lerman about making lawns more sustainable.

In an effort to meet a Kyoto Protocol pledge, Japan managed to cut about 1.4 million tons of CO2 emissions last year. The nation reduced summer air-conditioning use, overturning a decades-old "suit and tie" tradition along the way.

Park Superintendent Christine Lehnertz has been cleared of allegations of creating a hostile work environment in a report by the Inspector General of the Interior Department.

Singer Katy Perry's new album has been adored in some reviews, but one critic is the Australian Department of Agriculture. Seeds included in the CD could pose a threat to the environment there.

James Gardner of Lacey, Washington, says for his take on the Morning Edition theme, he started with surf rock as his base and added ingredients from punk and metal.

About three dozen self-described Water Protectors came to Syracuse’s Clinton Square Tuesday as part of a national day of action calling on the federal…