Practical Ways You Can Spark Change

These harmful chemicals are lurking in countless products, but companies don’t have to tell us which ones. Follow these tips to reduce your exposure.

Extreme heat is already a public health threat—now, COVID-19 may make that impact worse. Here are some quick tips and long-term strategies to help keep you and your neighbors cool.

Natural solutions like mulch, cover crops, vinegar, and a little elbow grease will help keep the chemicals out of your garden—and your body.

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

Fire-wise tips for your home, your garden beds, the fence line, and that marshmallow roast you’re planning.

Your vacuum and a damp rag can get you pretty far. All those bottles under the sink are another story.

Caring for your pet while caring for the planet is about more than buying recycled toys and organic dog food.

Questionable chemicals lurk in many common home-renovation materials. But safer alternatives do exist.

As floods become more frequent and severe with climate change, protecting your home becomes even more crucial. Here’s how to assess your risk—and make sure you’re prepared for the worst.

How to get rid of bugs and vermin without putting your own family’s health at risk.

Chemicals used to clean clothes can be toxic—and expensive. One thing they’re not? Necessary.

How to find family-friendly flea and tick products that will provide effective care without skull-and-crossbones ingredients.

Finding upholstered furniture free of harmful flame retardants is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Help keep our marine life from eating and swimming in garbage.

Despite what the industry will tell you, BPA is toxic. NRDC scientist Veena Singla wants it—and its equally poisonous replacements—out of our products.