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Organic Meat Reduces Superbugs

When it comes to overusing antibiotics, we’re pretty well informed about the consequences—but what about the consequences of overusing antibiotics in animals for the...

Why You Should Turn that Zoom Camera Off

With the recent shift to virtual school and telecommuting to work, many people feel that it’s benefiting the environment because we are reducing global...

Reducing Air Pollution *Inside* Your Car by 80%

It may be a no-brainer to avoid standing on the sides of highways during rush-hour or in areas of traffic pollution where the air...

What Else Is In Your BPA-free Plastic?

These days, it’s all about the switch—we switch to whole wheat breads, we switch to reusable grocery bags, we switch to sustainable products.  Often,...

Third-hand Smoke Equal to Second-hand Smoke

This past summer, we learned about the effects of thirdhand smoke.  Thirdhand smoke is a term for the toxins that are left behind on...

London’s Microplastic Air

Plastic pollution is an inescapable problem in our modern world.  You may be surprised to learn that plastic does breakdown eventually; but the threat of it accumulating...

Which Humidifier Should You Use?

Did you know that humidity plays a role in virus transmission, and higher levels of humidity can reduce the amount of aerosalized virus (like...

How Grape Skins Make Roads Safer

What if the answer to winter road maintenance lied in simple and common fruits?  Researchers are turning towards a more sustainable choice for deicers (road salts) to...

BPA Levels Higher than We Thought

Regulatory agencies have underestimated the amount of toxic BPA (bisphenol A) found in humans—levels are actually 44 times higher than previously known.  You may think this doesn’t...

Toxins Your Smartphones are Shedding

A study released in Proceedings of the National...

Not Just the Bees: Light Pollution & What You Can Do

The effects of climate change and its impact on bees is widely discussed, but there is a culprit which is impacting the entire insect population:  light pollution. ...

Wash Delicates by Hand

We all have those dreaded clothes which require washing on the delicate cycle, but you might consider washing these items by hand to help...

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