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How inland America is adapting to high water
We spoke with community leaders, government officials, and residents all across “flyover country” about how they’re protecting their hometowns.
Read MoreIs there a moral obligation to disclose that your house has flooded?
Home sellers have the power to make neighborhoods more flood-resilient. But it’ll cost them.
Read MoreHow New Orleans neighborhoods are using nature to reduce flooding
Flood resilience takes a village — and a lot less concrete.
Read MoreYour new neighbor flooded your yard. What now?
The thing is, he’s a beaver.
Read MoreThe most ‘sustainable’ garment is the one that shows its wear, proudly
Modern mending doesn’t attempt to hide itself — to the contrary.
Read MoreBig retailers are getting into the secondhand market. Will that change how we shop?
Whether resale benefits the planet will depend on if it actually offsets consumption, or promotes it.
Read MoreHow to dress your growing kid, less wastefully
Babies aren’t exactly cut out for a minimalist capsule wardrobe.
Read MoreWhat does great sustainable style look like? Here are 9 ideas.
We asked climate-conscious style icons how they source their amazing wardrobes.
Read MoreThe great conundrum of the sustainability influencer
Can we escape the growth model that’s built into the influencer economy and fashion itself?
Read MoreIn defense of leftovers
Americans claim to idolize Thanksgiving leftovers. The piles of food waste say otherwise.
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