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What does the dust in your home mean for your health?

You vacuum it, sweep it and wipe it off your furniture. But do you know what it actually is – and how it may affect your health?

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NASA says these 18 plants are the best at naturally filtering the air in your home.

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Adidas is donating $1 for every km people run to save the world's oceans from plastic waste. The demand for ocean plastic shoes blew away expectations. Now, it's time to put them to use.

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Eric Pfeiffer
Scotland just became the first country to declare a climate emergency. “They want governments around the world to declare a climate emergency. They say that’s what the science tells us, and they are right.”

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Anna Sheffer
A new law just passed in the Philippines requires students to plant 10 trees in order to graduate. A brilliant way to encourage people to plant trees.

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Michelle Gant
America burns more of its used plastic than it recycles and it’s turning our planet into a trash fire. This needs to stop.

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Leo Shvedsky
Zero emissions: Amsterdam is boldly getting rid of diesel and gas vehicles. These are the decisive moves the planet needs more of.

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Heidi Lux
No more styrofoam: Igloo is releasing a $10 biodegradable cooler. What’s ‘cooler’ than this?

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Eric Pfeiffer

These are the names and locations of the Top 100 people who are killing the planet. Stop blaming your neighbors. Real accountability starts up top.

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Leo Shvedsky
After 7 years, California drought is officially over. “Conservation must remain a way of life."

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Leo Shvedsky

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