The EPA announces the winners of an apps competition that feature ways to save on energy.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $6.6 million in grants to eight universities in support of black carbon research. Black carbon is the sooty black material emitted …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that 25 percent of all single-family homes built nationally in 2010 earned EPA's Energy Star, up from 21 percent in 2009. In partnership …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is observing Pollution Prevention Week (P2) from Sept. 19-25 by launching a new web portal to give easy access to green products such as home appliances …

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program announced the top contenders at the midpoint of the 2011 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. The list of top …

Sears Grand in Cape Girardeau, Mo., will participate in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings to help improve the energy …

Consumers can save money heating their homes with fuel-efficient wood-fired hydronic heaters. The two cleanest outdoor wood-fired hydronic heaters are WoodMaster furnaces, according to U.S …

Although Americans plan to make as many home improvements in 2011 as they did the year before, they plan on spending less on their projects. A recent survey from American Express found that 64 …

The WaterSense label guides consumers to water-saving devices for the home.

Televisions and cable and satellite boxes will have to use less energy under new Energy Star label requirements.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which administers the Energy Star program …

Delta Faucet is moving the magic from the kitchen to the bathroom, introducing its no-touch faucet technology for lavatory faucets. Two lines of lavatory faucets will be equipped with the Touch2O.xt …

Each year, more than 9 million refrigerators are disposed of in the United States. However, very few of them are disposed of properly. To help reduce landfill waste and greenhouse gas emission, GE …

A rain barrel is a system that collects and stores rainwater form your roof. Rain barrels connect to a gutter's downspout, next to the house, and collect water that would otherwise be lost to runoff …

This cost calculator is designed to estimate the cost of environmentally preferable recycled plastic and plastic-wood composite lumber to conventional wood decking.

In response to the increasing demand for safer, greener, more livable communities, the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency formed the …

Despite the importance of wetlands to sustainable communities, the United States loses about 60,000 acres of this watershed feature each year. This document details case studies of 3 communities that …

By using the WaterSense label, consumers can identify bathroom sink faucets that have been independently tested and are certified to reduce a sinks water flow by 30% or more without affecting …

Most people do not associate air pollution with mowing the lawn or other similar outdoor yard maintenance activities. However, small engines in lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and other similar outdoor …

Space heating and cooling account for more than 40% of the average home's energy use. Energy Star labeled programmable thermostats can save energy and money while still maintaining comfort by …