Lori Popkewitz Alper

Lori Popkewitz Alper is a green living enthusiast and lifestyle writer, consultant, mother, borderline vegan and recovering attorney, who runs the website Groovy Green Livin. Lori is devoted to sharing and gathering information needed for living a green life. Through each and every small, eco-conscious change we make the world will become a healthier, safer place for us all. In her free time Lori can be found practicing yoga, pitching a baseball, running, cycling, skiing, cooking, or reading.

Articles by Lori Popkewitz Alper

ADHD, Pregnancy and Air Pollution

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about a new study that links ADHD to a specific prenatal air pollutant and chronic stresses like those associated with poverty.

Mom Detective: Here’s an Innovative Solution to Microfiber Pollution

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about the Cora Ball, an innovative solution to microfiber pollution–which is polluting our planet’s waterways and placing marine life at risk.

Is Climate Change Impacting Your Mental Health?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about a study that indicates there’s a direct connection between our physical health, mental health, and community mental health and climate change.

What You Need to Know About Ticks and Climate Change

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn how climate change is impacting the tick population and what you can do to keep ticks at bay and reduce the chance of developing Lyme disease.

Is an Electric Vehicle Right for Your Family?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Hear from two moms who have made the switch to electric vehicles (EV) and learn tips and insight into why purchasing an EV has been worthwhile.

Mom Detective: Synthetic Fleece is Plastic Pollution

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn how synthetic fleece clothing sheds plastic microfibers that harm waterways and aquatic life and how you can help reduce the problem.

Mom Detective: The Scary Truth About Halloween Face Paint

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about the dangers of allowing your children to use commercial face paint as part of their Halloween costumes, and what you can do to reduce risks.

Calling All 4th Graders: “Every Kid in a Park” for Free

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Learn about Every Kid in a Park, which allows 4th graders and their families free entry to over 2,000 National Parks and federally managed lands and waters.

Is Toxic Dust Lurking in Your Home?

by Lori Popkewitz Alper

Read about how toxic chemicals in our products can make their way into dust in our homes, contributing to indoor air pollution, and how to reduce your risk.