Green Space

Keystone plants, vermicomposting, and no-till gardening are just some of the ways you can create a sustainable outdoor space.

Ideas for keeping yourself and your home cool during the dog days of summer.

Trees clean the air, battle the climate crisis, and do so much more for the planet. Planting one is a simple way to take action.

An exploration into the hidden eco-costs of our digital lifestyles — and what we can do about it.

Kids are vulnerable to climate anxiety. Here’s how to talk to them about what climate change might mean for their lives.

Here’s how to move beyond fear, overwhelm, and anger — and respond with your emotional well-being intact.

Leave No Trace principles help us protect and care for our wild spaces.

The climate crisis is threatening the foods we love. Here’s what we can do about it.

Combating the climate crisis can begin in our own front yard — using native plants, shrubs, and trees. Here’s how.

Locks and dams are artifacts of the 20th century that we will have to pay dearly to maintain or have removed in this century. But restoring our rivers could pay off in myriad ways.

There’s so much bad news surrounding climate change that it often eclipses the positive achievements we’re making.

Industry insiders offer tips on how to make your style more sustainable.

Simple steps to clear the air inside your house.

The Great Lakes are critical to our environment, cultures, and economy — and even our spiritual lives. But they are under threat on many fronts. Here’s how you can help.

Learn how going outdoors can help ease depression and hypertension and improve resiliency and immunity.

The future of trash . . . is no more trash. That’s the goal behind the latest ideas from forward-thinking waste researchers and engineers.

Light pollution contributes to greenhouse-gas emissions, harms our health, and blocks our view of the heavens. Learn how you can help turn down the glare at night.

Modern feedlots produce plentiful and inexpensive meat — but at what cost to environmental and human health?

Pharmaceutical pollution is becoming a growing concern for human health. Learn what you can do to help.