Articles On:Environment

January 21, 2026

At-Home Composting Wherever You Live: Easy and Beneficial

Whether you live in a detached single-family home or a apartment in a retirement community, ...

An older adult's hands cradling a child's hands, cupped around a sprouting plant, with dark, rich soil illustrating the value of at-home composting. By Yuri Arcurs

October 9, 2024

A Native Container Garden on Your Patio

You may know that native plants have a positive impact on the environment, while non-native ...

In many U.S. regions, a purple coneflower (Echinacea bogdan) can make a beautiful specimen in your native container garden.

February 28, 2024

Eco-Friendly Home Tips

Chemicals can be bad for the environment and for our health. These eco-friendly home tips ...

Eco-friendly sodium bicarbonate for cleaner, with lime and lavender. Image by Jean Paul Chassenet. Article on eco-friendly home tips

Feeding Birds in an Era of Climate Change

Climate change is negatively impacting birds in many ways. Joan Casanova offers tips for feeding ...

Parus major - Great tit bird. Image by Sander Meertins. Climate change is impacting birds in many ways. Joan Casanova offers tips for feeding birds to help them counter the problems that a shifting environment throws their way.

November 14, 2022

Seniors Can Protect Our Planet – and Our People

Environmental problems, including climate change, affect everyone, and everyone can contribute to combatting the problems. ...

volunteer collecting recyclables in a field, with help from a young girl. Photo by Wavebreakmedia Ltd. Seniors can protect our planet for a healthier Earth and a better life for all, using these easy ideas for environmental responsibility.

October 5, 2021

Be Green in the Kitchen for Environmental Nutrition

By Lori Zanteson, Environmental Nutrition Something as routine as getting food on the table can ...

Woman and man in the kitchen, with vegetables in a canvas bag. For article, Be Green in the Kitchen