KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Chances are the Internet has changed something about your life. How you shop. How you stay in touch with school buddies or look for a job.

Julian Brzoznowski isn't easily buffaloed when the subject is wolves. He's watched them kill his cattle, argued about them in court, and seen them trapped by the dozens on his property.

Call it the case of the stowaway seabird.

A new Texas Railroad Commission rule requiring oil and natural gas operators to publicly disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells takes effect Wednesday.

CHICAGO - Asian carp should be permanently cut off from Lake Michigan by sheet pile or impermeable land bridges, effectively re-reversing the flow of the Chicago River, according to a study set to be released Tuesday by a coalition of Great Lakes states and cities.

While Burmese pythons boomed in the Everglades, populations of key native animals headed in the opposite direction - their numbers crashing to near-zero in the case of bite-sized creatures such as raccoons, opossums and marsh rabbits.

While Burmese pythons boomed in the Everglades, populations of key native animals headed in the opposite direction - their numbers crashing to near-zero in the case of bite-sized creatures such as raccoons, opossums and marsh rabbits.

For the first time, scientists have put numbers to the toll Burmese pythons have had on native wildlife in the Everglades.

Who really wants to contribute to our growing landfills? There are things we toss away everyday that make up the bulk of our trash and they don't even belong in our garbage bins. Here are my Top 7 ways to be less trashy so you can get started today.

The scourge of landfills and the enemy of environmentalists, plastic bags have been much maligned in recent years. Starting in 2007, cities around the country have voted to ban or curb the use of these non-compostable carriers in favor of paper or plant-based alternatives. For instance, the San Jose, Calif., plumbing and sewer system was plagued with an overabundance of trash in its storm sewers, and issued a plastic bag ban in January of 2011.

There are a host of chemicals found in the typical office environment that may cause long-term health issues.

When Alan Hicks first visited the Springfield Grange in Watsonville, Calif., last year, he found a building and community group that had seen better days.

Millie Kalisz thought she was getting a great deal when she hired a company advertising a $49 air duct cleaning for her Indianapolis home.

This is a book to keep on the nightstand and maybe give yourself the treat of one beautiful essay a night.

Note to reader: This column addresses the "100 Days of Real Food" mini-pledge series, which details 14 weekly steps for cutting out highly processed food.