This new article gives an overview of how Lyme disease was discovered, and describes how it has become one of the most common vectorborne infections in North America and how it affects humans.

Learn how climate change and air pollution--and their effects on health--are inextricably interconnected.

Does chronic low-level exposure to arsenic in drinking water increase the risk of coronary heart disease?

This investigation examined the association of intelligence test scores and blood lead concentration, especially for children who had maximal measured blood lead levels.

These results indicate that residence near a major road is associated with asthma, with larger effects seen in those with no parental history of asthma.

Concerns are rising regarding the health effects of low-levels of arsenic that persist in our daily food supply. Is there a safety threshold?

As the demand for water, gas and electricity continues to rise at rates higher than those at which resources are available, everyone is facing much higher utility expenses.For Boston and the surrounding area this is especially true as the area has some of the highest water and sewer costs in the nat

Austin takes its trees pretty seriously. This spring the Austin City Council considered rules for how developers can both treat existing trees on a property and quotas for planting future trees. This effort comes through the city's Watershed Protection Department and would represent the first m

When most people think about their diet, they rarely consider the environmental impact it may be having. Instead of the environmental impact, people associate more personal concerns with their dietary choices, concerns like convenience, calories and taste.

Many eco-minded communities are being created throughout the world. Some are more eco than others. Water systems, energy systems, impact studies, dirt treatment, waste removal, recycling, transportation, food, EMF, microwaves, air-quality, sourcing items, air-conditioning, toys like Television, pape

Here are our top tips on the ways to diminish water pollution in five clear steps: Just about anything which is really worth doing will involve more than a single step to complete. Most worthwhile projects take some time, demand a good number of basic steps plus consistent effort. You must prepare y

Save the environment to save yourself. There is nothing more precious than one's own health and life. The problem is that environment is such an issue that one cannot solve it for oneself only. Nobody can bring corrections in the climatic change or green house effect for his own sake.

Living green doesn't mean you have to turn hippie and wave goodbye to all the modern comforts you've become accustomed to. Here are some top tips on living green.

Environmental issues relating to a once beautiful little lagoon. Is it common practise for environmentalists to favour protection of migrating swallows' habitat to the detriment of existing indigenous wild life. Our lagoon is rapidly disappearing under the run away growth of water reeds. Our ha

In less than two weeks, the fate of a clean-energy project eight years in the making will finally be decided. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has announced he will determine if the project will go forward by Friday, February 12. Environmentalists largely support the Cape Wind offshore wind project be

If your company has been using a line of mil-prf-680 degreasers for a long period of time, the last thing that you want to do is potentially throw a wrench in your operations by switching to line of non-toxic degreasers that claim to conform to mil-prf-680 standards. However, there are several reaso

Whether you are trying to give career advice to upcoming graduates deciding on a career direction or advising a professional who is recently unemployed, Green jobs or sustainable energy careers are a promising path to take.New York State is participating in a National Governor's Association Pol

Tourism is a booming industry. With many travellers flocking to different destinations around the globe, tourism is becoming one of the most viable business markets in the world. However, air travel, car travel and other aspects of tourism are adding to the planet's pollution crisis and this is

Close on 73 million sharks are murdered each year, and this is a conservative claim. If the wholesale slaughter of these magnificently adapted creatures is not stopped with immediate effect, sharks may well join the ranks of the dodo, the Tasmanian wolf and the quagga.

Solar energy may be are best alternative energy for the future of mankind. According to scientist our sun has an estimated life span of five billion years. Compared to the sun, our oil and natural gas resources are running out quickly, with experts saving that in ten years we could be in a real ener