Sustainability

As many as 2,000 chemicals may be involved in making the clothes in your closet. They include pesticides, toxic dyes, and formaldehyde — a known carcinogen used as a mildew preventive in the fashion world (and as an embalming agent in the funeral industry).

World traveler Tyson Mayr crusades for clean water in the Third World — and proves that simple acts can make a big difference.

The journalist, documentary filmmaker, and surfer talks about her passions for storytelling and protecting the environment.

Mattresses, pillows, and other bedding can contain chemicals that, while intended to make sleep safer, actually have the opposite effect.

A modern anecdote to encourage you to be aware of what's happening in your environment — and take action when needed.

Garden produce provides nutritional benefits, but the very act of digging in the dirt nurtures mind, body, and soul.

Want to help save the butterflies? Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how something as simple as planting a patch of herbs can support these pollinators.

Create your own victory garden with this handful of informative books.

Bees are under attack. Here are some ideas on what you can do to save them.

Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on how to enjoy your seafood and help save our oceans.

Bacteria are waging a battle against antibiotics, which are overused and too often ineffective. But we can still win the war.

Saddle up with Relief Riders International for a do-good adventure in one of India’s most dramatic desert landscapes — and find out if “voluntourism” is right for you.

Genetically modified food is everywhere in America’s supermarkets and restaurants. And since it’s not labeled, most of us have no idea how much of it we’re eating — or how much it’s affecting our health.

Research shows that there may be a link between dry-cleaning chemicals and mental illness.

The Environmental Working Group highlights products that contain toxic chemical flame retardants.