By Derrick Z. Jackson The Trump administration is trying mightily to gut the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the law that mandates rigorous, science-based environmental impact reviews for major infrastructure and construction projects prior to federal permitting. NEPA also reserves significant time for the public to weigh in on the impact of projects to […]
By Kayla Robbins Along with the bathroom, the kitchen is one of the most daunting areas to try and make zero waste. It can seem like an impossible task at first, but once you set up a simple compost system and get serious about recycling everything you can, you’ll cut your waste dramatically. Once those […]
By Allison Gardner Under what conditions were your clothes made? More likely than not, slavery has touched at least part of the outfit you’re wearing today. According to the Global Slavery Index, roughly 40.3 million people were in slavery worldwide as of 2016, and 24.9 million of them were in forced labor. The GSI’s latest […]
By Cullen Schwarz Ethical shopping is a somewhat new phenomenon. We’re far more familiar with the “tried and tested” methods of doing good, like donating our money or time. But while Americans generously donated $390 billion to charities in 2017, that number pales in comparison to the $130 trillion we spent on buying stuff in […]
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