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America’s Healing Can Start With Family Around the Holidays

Most of us want the same things: a better life for our children, safe communities, good schools, freedom

By Ben Jealous November 22, 2024

In this story: holidays

The Slow Flower Movement Aims to Create a More Sustainable Flower Industry

As many blooms are grown with excessive pesticides, local flower farmers chart a new path

By Rachel Kester May 9, 2024

In this story: holidays, sustainability, wildflowers, plastic, toxics

How to Green Your Pregnant or Postpartum Loved One

Ask if they want these plastic-free pain-relief products, clothes, or pillows

By Jessian Choy May 7, 2024

In this story: holidays, sustainability, Ms. Green

Should Chicago Dye Its River Green for St. Patrick’s Day?

The dye is considered environmentally friendly, but some groups say the river shouldn’t be altered

By Lydia Larsen March 16, 2024

In this story: water, clean water, holidays, urban living

People on a boat spray green dye into the Chicago River

How to Have a Plastic-Free and Sustainably Floral Valentine's Day

And how to support worker-owned farms while you’re at it

By Jessian Choy February 13, 2024

In this story: holidays, sustainability, diy, buyers' guide

How to Give Gifts Without the Waste of Wrapping Paper

Millions of pounds of gift wrapping end up in landfills. A 1,300-year-old Japanese tradition offers another way.

By Julia Sklar December 5, 2023

In this story: holidays, waste reduction

An Elk Kind of Holiday

Our kids were coming for Christmas, but it was the elk who stayed for dinner

By Kim Brown Seely December 4, 2023

In this story: holidays, animals

A Holiday Shopping Guide for Healthy and Affordable Home Upgrades

How to take advantage of energy efficient home-improvement tax credits

By Xavier Boatright November 22, 2023

In this story: Inflation Reduction Act, buyers' guide, clean energy, holidays

Fireworks Frighten Animals. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.

Here’s how to take care of your pets on July 4 and party like its Independence Day too

By Jill L. Ferguson July 2, 2023

In this story: holidays, animals, animal rights

A Mother’s Day Guide to Eco-Friendly Postpartum Practices

Tips for new moms committed to sustainability

By Reverend Dorthea E. Fondren May 12, 2023

In this story: buyers' guide, holidays

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