Practical Ways You Can Spark Change

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.

Planning meals in advance can seem intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. (No, really.) Arm yourself with these 10 easy tips, and you’ll be scheduling meals and saving food like a pro in no time at all.

By working with schools, parents can make their kids’ cafeteria lunches healthier and more planet-friendly.

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.

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.

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.

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.