EarthTalk Q&A Archive: Eco Advice & Solutions

Are pesticides worth it? Discover how they enhance crop yield while posing potential health risks to humans and the environment.

Solar powered trains are gaining steam within various municipal planning circles in the UK, India and elsewhere.

New homes can be designed and built from the ground up to be net zero but you can also retrofit an existing home to make it net zero.

Koalas could be gone from the wild within three decades without urgent action to conserve their habitat and help their populations rebound.

The study of soundscapes—the combination of natural & man-made sounds within an environment—yields research that ultimately can help conservation efforts.

Getting an employer to green the workplace can be a challenge, but reminders about how doing right benefits the bottom line is a start.

Discover how thrifters are environmentalists by embracing circular fashion and promoting eco-friendly choices through thrifting.

Researchers are finding new links between exposure to microplastics and cancers in humans.

Allergy season seems to be worse than ever lately, and scientists are blaming — you guessed it — global warming.

Several cities and some countries instituted bans on plastic shopping bags but abandoned them during the COVID-19 crisis….