Why You Probably Don’t Need to Till Your Garden This Fall
Photo: wavebreakmedia (Shutterstock) As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, it’s time to start thinking about prepping your…
Environmental Law Is Getting in the Way of Climate Action
The decades-long failure to act shows that many existing environmental laws “are made for very old problems,” Wood says. In…
All the Ethical (and Ethical Adjacent) Ways to Beat Your Car’s Emissions Test
Photo: damiangretka (Shutterstock) Driving a well-maintained, regularly serviced automobile is the best method of passing an emissions check; but what…
Why Raised Garden Beds Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up to Be
Photo: Robert Biedermann (Shutterstock) When it comes to your garden, you may be thinking that raised beds will help create…
Can Aluminum Foil Really Protect Your Home in a Fire?
Last week, as the Caldor Fire swept through the area around Lake Tahoe, one viral story emerged as a beacon…
How to Tell If a Car Was Previously Damaged in a Flood
Photo: michelmond (Shutterstock) Flooding can do some major damage to a car, even if it’s not immediately visible (once it…
Always Take the Ice Out of the Bag
Photo: Matylda Laurence (Shutterstock) No matter how prolific your ice-making system, you will, at some point or another, need to…
How to Get Carpenter Bees Out of Your Yard Without Killing Them
Photo: Zety Akhzar (Shutterstock) Bees may be small in size, but they play a major role in ecosystems, pollinating trees,…
How to Volunteer for a Scientific Expedition
Photo: itti ratanakiranaworn (Shutterstock) Living through 2020 and what we’ve survived of 2021 so far has prompted many people to…
How to Protect Your Garden for the Winter
Photo: Tanja Esser (Shutterstock) Some plants just aren’t cut out for cold weather, but a surprising number of perennials are…