Food containers in the House became more environmentally friendly last week, as paper containers have started to take the place of their plastic foam counterparts. Dan Weiser, spokesman for the chief ...

This is Capitol Hill‘s version of a food fight. A group of House Democrats is furious over the Republican majority’s decision to switch to non-recyclable Styrofoam plates and utensils in U.S. House ...

The three pigs should be jealous. About three years ago, Garrett Mundelein built a stucco-covered straw bail carriage house. Now, the president of Crossroads Contracting is bypassing sticks and bricks ...

Republican leaders say they're searching everywhere for ways to save a buck -- including the congressional cafeteria. But House Democrats say they've gone too far. A group of House Democrats plan to ...

AUGUSTA — Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree says she’s unhappy with a switch to non-recyclable Styrofoam plates and flatware in U.S. House cafeterias. Rep. Pingree is sending a letter to House ...

“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere,” wrote Dr. Seuss in the classic “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” In Minnetrista, Minn., there’s a funny-looking house ...

The House rejected a Democratic proposal on Friday that would have prevented the House from spending appropriated money on polystyrene foam food and beverage containers in its cafeterias. Rep. Jim ...

A house in Shrewsbury that was filled with foam because it was in danger of collapse has been repaired and reopened as apartments, after being done up by a local developer. The end-of-terrace building ...