The Teaching and Helping Program trained more than a dozen volunteers to make major energy conservation and solar upgrades to a 1950s home.

America's water is supplied by century-old water systems that need to be replaced with safer, more advanced water systems, according to a leading water expert.

TUCSON, Ariz. - Statewide budget cuts and a struggling economy are threatening K-12 environmental education programs in Pima County, but program administrators remain hopeful their programs will withstand the storm.

TUCSON, Ariz. — With its vegetable garden, rainwater cisterns and dedication to teaching kids how to cuddle with Mother Earth, Civano Community School in southeast Tucson fits right into a neighborhood designed to be more at ease than at odds with the planet.

The Civano neighborhood was created with goals to reduce water and energy usage and the amount of waste going into landfills. The school, a charter school sponsored by the Vail School District, just seemed to be a natural extension of these goals.

Across the country, Americans are receiving dozens of unwanted items in the mail. Congress is exploring government action but four Web sites promise they can help stop the unsolicited mail now.

Sustainable Tucson is a key to networking and communication on green issues in Tucson.

Tackling the "If it's yellow let it mellow..." adage once and for all.

TUCSON, Ariz. — As American society becomes increasingly consumed with living green, there are still several small aspects that go largely unnoticed.

While many take pride in recycling and doing anything they can to save a tree, one small recyclable utensil often gets overlooked: chopsticks.