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Glen Canyon dam and Arizona bridge.
Environment

Lake Powell’s drought is part of a growing threat to hydropower everywhere

By Sara Kiley Watson

A woman in hiking attire and a large backpack standing on a cliff in a mountain range.
DIY

Smart tips for travelers looking for a sustainable getaway

By Alisha McDarris

Gas meters on brick wall.
Environment

The EU is struggling to phase out Russian oil and gas

By Thor Benson

A SanDisk USB drive on top of an e-reader.
DIY

4 smart reasons to keep an old USB drive around

By David Nield

Lightbulbs hanging in restaurant.
Environment

How bad are incandescent light bulbs for the environment?

By Carla Delgado

USPS mail truck
Environment

The USPS is getting sued for sticking with gas-guzzling trucks

By Sara Kiley Watson

Atlanta skyline at sunset
Environment

Urban sprawl defines unsustainable cities, but it can be undone

By Jocelyn Timperley

Solar panels on a home's roof at sunrise.
Environment

Outdated zoning laws are holding renewable energy back

By Thor Benson

White electric fan in living room.
Environment

Feeling hot? Try these eco-friendly tips for cooling down.

By Carla Delgado

Some playing cards in a wooden drawer in a workshop, with the joker in the foreground.
DIY

The surprising woodworking tools you already have around the house

By Jean Levasseur

A cracked-open coconut on a light pink background with the white outline of a palm leaf underneath.
DIY

The planet needs its peat moss. Use these gardening alternatives instead.

By Ellen Airhart

Train on tracks at small station.
Environment

A guide to riding public transit more, anywhere in the country

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Vietnamese man wading in water after flooding.
Environment

The world is on course to experience 560 major disasters each year

By Sara Kiley Watson

Car owners: here’s when experts say you should switch to an EV
Environment

Car owners: here’s when experts say you should switch to an EV

By Thor Benson

Overconsumption is killing the planet. What can we do?
Environment

Overconsumption is killing the planet. What can we do?

By Richa Syal

Tips for buying and caring for long-lasting fabrics
DIY

Tips for buying and caring for long-lasting fabrics

By Ella Weaver

split frame plant game controller
Environment

Ready to live smarter? Introducing Goods and Impact

By Corinne Iozzio

Groceries on a countertop
Environment

Which expiration dates actually matter?

By Carla Delgado

produce in recyclable bags
DIY

How to go zero-waste at the grocery store

By Alisha McDarris

Person planting small tree
DIY

A beginner’s guide to selecting, planting, and protecting a new tree

By Dan Lambe

Wind turbines against a cloudy sky.
DIY

3 steps for making your rental’s energy bills greener

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Man installing rooftop solar panel.
Environment

Ever heard of a microgrid? Here’s why you should start one.

By Thor Benson

City bike leaning up against lightpost.
Environment

A new climate report finally highlights the importance of our decisions

By Sara Kiley Watson

Stealthy ways to make your diet more plant-based
DIY

Stealthy ways to make your diet more plant-based

By Sara Kiley Watson

A trash bin is overflowing with blue and green plastic bottles
Environment

Earthworms can break down bioplastic, for better or for worse

By Ella Weaver

Takeout boxes on green backdrop
DIY

How to make your takeout order less wasteful

By Carla Delgado

Hamburger
Environment

Why is it so expensive to eat sustainably?

By Philip Kiefer

a wind farm at dusk
Environment

Climate action is a ‘now or never’ situation, IPCC warns

By Sara Kiley Watson

Oil containers with fruits and vegetables in kitchen.
Environment

Which veggie oil is most sustainable? It’s complicated.

By Carla Delgado

Seaweed growing underwater
Environment

Why seaweed is a natural fit for replacing certain plastics

By Sara Kiley Watson

Airbus just flew its biggest plane yet using sustainable aviation fuel
Technology

Airbus just flew its biggest plane yet using sustainable aviation fuel

By Rob Verger

An East Antarctic ice shelf has collapsed
Environment

An East Antarctic ice shelf has collapsed

By Sara Kiley Watson

An hypothetical illustration of society running on garbage.
Science

Is trash a form of renewable energy?

By Sara Kiley Watson

Child using well in Bhor, Maharashtra, India
Environment

Groundwater is an incredible resource. It’s time to treat it like one.

By Sara Kiley Watson

a new postal delivery vehicle
Environment

The USPS just doubled its EV order, but experts say it’s not enough

By Rob Verger

Rows of solar panels in the Chilean desert.
Environment

Dust-repellent solar panels could save billions of gallons of water

By Anuradha Varanasi

Ice formations and ocean in Antarctica.
Environment

Record-breaking heat is bombarding the North and South poles

By Sara Kiley Watson

Flooded neighborhood in Bangladesh due to climate change and maladaptation
Environment

Why some climate change adaptations just make things worse

By Sara Kiley Watson

Light-filled room with lots of pots of houseplants
Environment

Houseplants purify air, but not as much as you’d think

By Carla Delgado

Smoke rising from Temelin Nuclear Power Plant in Czech Republic against the setting sun
Environment

The war in Ukraine puts new urgency behind Europe’s nuclear energy transition

By Thor Benson

Solar panels on field.
Environment

Rusty metal could be the battery the energy grid needs

By Anuradha Varanasi

Hydrogen fuel could change the way aircraft work, and look
Technology

Hydrogen fuel could change the way aircraft work, and look

By Casey Crownhart

Oil rig at sunset
Environment

What the bans on Russian fossil fuels actually mean

By Sara Kiley Watson

Pile of plastic bottles and waste.
Environment

It is time to make plastic-recycling labels less confusing

By Carla Delgado

Dried roses and other preserved flowers
Environment

How to preserve flowers in 4 easy ways

By Sophie Bushwick

Amazon rainforest trees and river in Brazil
Environment

The Amazon is on the brink of a climate change tipping point

By Sara Kiley Watson

A dim room with a lot of old computers, TVs, and other technology piled up on shelves.
DIY

Repurpose your old devices to create the ultimate DIY smart home

By David Nield

Clothing rack of colorful tops.
Environment

Does renting your clothes reduce fashion waste?

By Carla Delgado

An Apple MacBook's lithium-ion battery.
Environment

We need safer ways to recycle electric car and cellphone batteries

By Anuradha Varanasi

Street with trash, drink bottle, paper.
Environment

Most roadside litter comes from just down the street

By Carla Delgado

A park with tree canopy and benches in the fall.
Environment

Urban green spaces can’t beat climate change on their own

By Sara Kiley Watson

Stack of books and e-reader in a library.
Environment

You may need to read dozens of books each year to offset that new e-reader

By Carla Delgado

Cemetary with large stone chapel and headstones.
Health

COVID-19 is overcrowding cemeteries and causing heavy metal pollution

By Anuradha Varanasi

an airplane and the sun
Technology

All your burning questions about sustainable aviation fuel, answered

By Casey Crownhart

Marble countertop samples.
Environment

Marble is luxurious—but is it sustainable?

By Carla Delgado

Person with black gloves pouring rock salt over a sidewalk despite environmental pollution
DIY

There’s a better way to use rock salt on snow

By Purbita Saha

person on the floor sorting laundry
DIY

Sorting your laundry correctly will make your clothes last longer

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Foundation of house destroyed by Hurricane Katrina
Environment

Brad Pitt’s affordable housing project in New Orleans failed Hurricane Katrina survivors

By Judith Keller / The Conversation

Person throwing COVID-19 disposable mask in trash can.
Health

This new recycling system could keep COVID PPE out of landfills

By Sara Kiley Watson

A federal judge has blocked Biden’s controversial oil and gas leases
Environment

A federal judge has blocked Biden’s controversial oil and gas leases

By Sara Kiley Watson

hands putting paper filling inside box
DIY

Small business owners can fight carbon emissions without decimating their budget

By Alisha McDarris

Red and white heart balloons released into blue sky which can become hazardous.
Environment

Do something sweet for Earth—ditch balloons this Valentine’s Day

By Maggie Galloway

Brown kombucha SCOBYs sit on plate in front of jars full of fermented tea
Environment

Turns out kombucha SCOBYs could make good water filters

By Maggie Galloway

Black couple at a campfire in front of a silver Airstream RV trailer
Environment

Electric self-towing Airstreams are coming—and car geeks are stoked

By Kevin Williams / The Drive