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Why you should take baking soda on your next camping trip

This versatile ingredient can replace multiple others, allowing you to pack less.

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko in Travel June 19, 2019

Once catastrophic, elephant poaching at Niassa Reserve drops to zero

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 19, 2019

New York e-bike law bans carrying kids

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 19, 2019

American government wants to put more food in your gas tank.

Environmental Policy

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 19, 2019

4 reasons to repair instead of recycling or replacing

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 19, 2019

British Columbia promotes active transportation (e-bikes! scooters! skateboards!), Vision Zero, $850 incentive for e-bikes

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 19, 2019

Brand new shoes are washing up on beaches around the Atlantic

Corporate Responsibility

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 19, 2019

Grow a 100-year-old forest in your backyard in just 10 years

Derek Markham

By Derek Markham June 19, 2019

The North Face and National Geographic are making clothes from plastic water bottles

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 19, 2019

Photo: Katydid nymph is cute like a puppy

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 19, 2019

New York laws regulating e-scooters are almost as silly as the rules for e-bikes

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 18, 2019

How to do less laundry

Cleaning & Organizing

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 18, 2019

New York's new e-bike rules are a botch that miss the entire point of the e-bike revolution

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 18, 2019

How much noise should you accept in your home?

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 18, 2019

Dogs are evolving to better communicate with humans

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 18, 2019

UK government refuses to crack down on fast fashion

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 18, 2019

Cancer-sniffing dogs detect lung cancer with 97% accuracy

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 18, 2019

Kids' brains are wired for a different upbringing than what they're getting

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 18, 2019

Photo: Fawn shows off a constellation of spots

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 18, 2019

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