Practical Ways You Can Spark Change

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.

Want to make a real difference with your grocery money? Find out where and how your food is produced.

Debunking five popular myths that lead us to needlessly throw out meals—and money.

With minimal effort, you can turn those banana peels and apple cores into gold. Let us break it down.

Your guide to purchasing sustainably sourced lumber and furniture.

Stand up to oil and natural gas companies using this three-pronged approach.

Endocrine disruptors like BPA and phthalates lurk in everything from cleaning products to fragrances.

Due to climate change, these iconic American vacation spots will soon become unrecognizable—or worse, vanish. Pack your bags, quick!

So you’ve stopped doing half loads of laundry and running the faucet when you brush your teeth. Great! Did you know about all these other ways you can avoid wasting hundreds of gallons of water a day?

Quick and easy things you can do to reduce water pollution and runoff.

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

Be a good neighbor to struggling pollinators by turning your outdoor space into a safe haven.

How to decode all those labels, find responsible producers, and help force change in the beef-production industry through the power of your dollars.

To make sure that that kale is good for you and the environment, you should really get to know it better.

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.