Reasons to be Cheerful reports on new methods that are turning mountains of old clothes into rack-ready garments amid growing textile waste caused by fast fashion.

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President Trump has ordered the Treasury Department to stop minting pennies to save money. It costs almost four cents to make ...

Which is better, paper or plastic? Canopy founder Nicole Rycroft explores the issue and answers the question - is it paper or ...

Oregon’s Senate Republican leader shared debunked claims from a social media parody account about federal government spending ...

Speaking to reporters for the first time since he took charge of the Trump administration's cost-cutting initiative, Elon ...

Polluted storm-water is an issue for cities, and it's often the end point for valuable minerals like phosphates. A new sponge can recover those minerals, say scientists ...

Examples included more than half a billion dollars spent on sushi and $1,280 per paper coffee cup — but those examples, which ...