As many as 2,000 chemicals may be involved in making the clothes in your closet. They include pesticides, toxic dyes, and formaldehyde — a known carcinogen used as a mildew preventive in the fashion world (and as an embalming agent in the funeral industry).
Mattresses, pillows, and other bedding can contain chemicals that, while intended to make sleep safer, actually have the opposite effect.
Air pollution is now considered the world’s largest environmental health risk, taking the blame for an estimated seven million premature deaths in 2012, the World Health Organization said.
Digital content specialist Casie Leigh Lukes on her participation with @PeopleTree's #FashionTakesAction contest.
Editorial Intern Casie Leigh Lukes recaps her recent project of sewing her first pair of underwear out of a t-shirt.
Intern Casie Lukes is on a quest to learn to sew ... and she's starting with the bare essentials: underwear!
Editorial intern Casie Lukes on her quest for sustainable clothing.
Research shows that certain chemicals have an unhealthy effect on body weight.
Tips to recycle everything from sports equipment, cosmetic containers, clothing, shoes, and electronics.
Some tips on how to avoid hormone-disrupting chemicals in your kitchen.
“We need to move beyond oil. We need to reinvent society, technology and economy. We need to do it fast and we need to do it creatively. We can.” — Dr. Vandana Shiva In July 2011, courtesy of Exxon, 42,000 gallons of oil spilled into Montana’s Yellowstone River affecting areas as far as 150 miles... Read more »
Whether you're diving into a pool or wading into a lake, certain water conditions can threaten your health. Here's how to avoid trouble.
Toxic chemicals surround us - often in the places we'd least suspect. Want to protect your body, your home and your world from harmful pollutants? Start by knowing where to look.
Mercury in fish and dental fillings. Lead in old paint. Cadmium and arsenic in industrial wastes. There's a lot of talk about heavy-metal toxins these days. But how worried should you be, really? And what can you do to protect yourself?