Indoor air quality is top of mind for parents and caregivers across the globe because poor indoor air negatively impacts human health and well-being. Meet the advocates, nonprofits, and design labs that are tackling this problem at its source.
“It’s All Connected”: One Mom Battles Asthma and Climate Change to Improve Indoor Air Quality
“Pennsylvania has some of the oldest housing stock in the nation, and these indoor air quality issues are a huge problem.” One mom shares the story of how changing her family’s living situation improved their asthma symptoms—and what she’s doing to ensure more people in her city get needed assistance.
“The Elephant in the Classroom”: Indoor Air Quality
Jayne Black had never really thought about indoor air pollution. But as she began studying green schools, she realized poor air quality in the classroom may have been making her son sick.
“Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Repair, Regenerate”: Solutions to the Plastics Crisis Are Systemic
While the plastic crisis can feel overwhelming, the U.S. has the power to change its practices.
“We’ll Just Be Another East Palestine”
“Advanced recycling” a.k.a. chemical recycling isn’t the solution petrochemical companies promised.
Recycling Plastics Doesn’t Work
For decades, the plastics industry lied to the public about the viability of recycling, according to a new report.
New Oil and Gas Permits Denied in Colorado
When one mom realized the neighborhood fracking pad was making her child sick, she took action. Read how she helped pass a law that is now being used to deny permits for wells near Colorado neighborhoods.