President Obama plans to designate a national monument in the San Juan Islands, handing a long-sought victory to island residents and members of Washington's congressional delegation.

As consumers navigate the seafood choices during Lent, many wonder which species are safe to eat and which are sustainable.

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has ordered the Children's Pool beach in La Jolla closed at night after viewing a surveillance video of people "harassing, taunting and causing stress" to mother seals and their pups on the beach under the cover of darkness.

Scientists say evolution is partly to blame for the obesity epidemic sweeping the globe today. In a world where the next meal was unpredictable, our ancestors were hard-wired to gorge when the opportunity presented itself.

Ray Terry estimates he's personally inspected and repaired more than 4,000 dryer vents over the past 16 years as the owner of The Almetal Dryer Vent Corporation in Charlotte, N.C., and he's seen one common problem over and over again that helps contribute to more than 15,000 dryer vent fires annually.

On the growth continuum between seeds and mature plants, microgreens lie somewhere on the "newly arrived" side, between sprouts and baby vegetables.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Nine shrubs and groundcovers with various shades of yellow and gold foliage - all meant to brighten the garden - are featured in this year's Beautiful Gardens lineup.

A coalition of energy companies, environmentalists and Pennsylvania philanthropies have created a new center that would provide more stringent standards for fracking of natural gas in parts of the eastern United States.

With the onset of spring, visitors are returning to see the waterfalls, granite cliffs and snow-capped peaks of Yosemite National Park. But a 14-year-old lawsuit could soon force sweeping changes and eliminate popular activities in one of America's most beloved national parks.