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What Really Gets Recycled?

By Michael Dregni

The answer is rather complex.

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Hope on the Great Barrier Reef

By Kaelyn Riley

One of our editors shares her tour of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia and what she learned about efforts to rehabilitate this critical marine habitat.

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Planting 100,000-Plus Trees Together

By Tina Nguyen

How the Life Time Foundation is partnering with American Forests to support reforestation from devastating wildfires in California’s Sierra Nevada — and how you can get involved.

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How Asthma Inhalers Are Going Green

By Experience Life Staff

Traditional inhalers can contribute to climate change — one reason why greener dry-powder inhalers are becoming more popular in Europe.

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13 Tips to Make the Holidays More Eco-Friendly

By Michael Dregni

Choosing energy-efficient holiday lights, avoiding gag gifts, and using real plates and flatware are just some of the ways to make your holiday celebration more environmentally friendly.

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How Many Microplastic and Nanoplastic Particles Are in a Bottle of Water?

By Michael Dregni

Higher than previously estimated, according to a recent study. Here’s why that matters.

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What Is Agrivoltaics?

By Craig Cox

A hybrid land-use model that pairs solar panels with productive farmland may help us reach our clean-energy goals.

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Origin Stories

By Jamie Martin

Experience Life‘s editor in chief reflects on her rural upbringing and how growing up on a family farm allows her to feel more connected to — and appreciative of — the food she eats.

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Why Trees Matter So Much — for the Health of People and the Planet

With Jad Daley and Sarah Emola
Season 8, Episode 6

From cooling and cleaning the air to improving our mental and physical well-being, the effects that trees have on our health are more powerful and wide-reaching than many of us may realize — or give them credit for.

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How Conventional Farming Practices Harm the Soil

By Kristin Ohlson

Widespread farming practices like monoculture planting and the use of chemical fertilizers have a detrimental effect on soil health.

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7 Ways to Find Food From Good Soil

By Kristin Ohlson

Some food and farm activists want to see an official “soil health” label — much like the federally regulated organic label — but for now, nothing like this exists to guide consumers. Finding food grown in good soil requires some detective work. Experts offer these clues.

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