Practical Ways You Can Spark Change

With the confusing date labels that are stamped on our foods, here’s how to suss out what’s still okay to actually eat.

Cinco maneras de tener en cuenta el medio ambiente al comprar pescado y marisco.

Five ways to keep the environment in mind when you shop for fish and shellfish.

If you’re voting in person, go prepared, take the usual COVID-19 precautions—and have patience.

Your state probably allows early in-person or absentee voting. What are you waiting for?

Here’s everything you need to know to securely vote from home, from registering to tracking your ballot’s delivery status.

Disagreements these days can escalate quickly, but with the wisdom to know what to say and how to say it—and the courage to nurture meaningful dialogue—your efforts will be worthwhile. Here are a few tips.

Turn your city into a climate sanctuary, lobby your elected officials, and try out these other ways to make change globally by acting locally.

By taking a stand at town halls and in public hearings and by submitting public comments, you can play a part in the policy-making process.

Whether you’ve always been the family chef or are just learning to perfect your meal planning and cooking now while stuck at home, making your food go as far as possible can be a source of solace during this difficult…

Commune with nature, get productive in the kitchen, occupy cooped-up kids, or connect with other environmentalists—all while staying home.

How to cook what you’ll eat, eat what you cook, and save on your grocery bills, too.

Indulge your guests without spoiling the planet this season.

Five ways to indulge your sweet tooth and your spooky side without a whole lot of waste or frightful chemicals.

Eight ways to help your district’s students and parents be better environmental citizens.

Try incorporating these small tweaks into your routine. You’ll throw out less trash, and help fight climate change at the same time.

Kids have a natural connection to the earth, as well as a drive to heal it. And that may be our saving grace.

Avoid harmful pesticides, preservatives, and other unhealthy additives—especially when you’re feeding growing bodies.

Our guide to buying greener beans, brewing with less waste, and avoiding all that packaging.

Milk does a body good, but it also does a number on the planet.