Environment

April 1st kicked off Earth Month and on April 22nd, people from around the world will recognize Earth Day. This year marks the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day celebrations, after US Senator Gaylord Nelson created it along with the birth...

PFASs, or “forever chemicals,” are a class of chemicals that have been polluting our environment for decades—we’ve written about them here and here. Despite some industries voluntarily retiring the use of some PFAS, they’ve simply been replaced by newer chemicals that have similar effects...

Want to be a part of one of the largest movements to curb plastic pollution? Plastic Free July got its start in 2011, when Rebecca Prince-Ruiz and a few others in her Western Australia community decided to ditch plastic for...

You’re probably familiar with the fact that 70% of the earth is covered by the ocean. What you may not know is that the ocean is responsible for 50% of the oxygen we breathe, provides livelihoods for roughly 3 billion people,...

Spring is in the air! Chances are you’ve probably got a few more deep cleaning to-do’s on your spring cleaning checklist. Remember, we can combine practices for both a clean house and a clean planet–here are a few ways to do exactly...