Quiz | March 2024 | How Good Is Our Air Quality?
It’s time for another round of FACT or MYTH? Discover how much you know about air pollution, measuring air quality, and how the air we breathe impacts our health!
How Our Suburbs Are Shaping the Natural Habitats Around Us
Sprawling neighborhoods, picket fences, cars in every driveway, strip malls, cook-outs, and golf courses—welcome to the suburbs. In today’s modern America, more than half of U.S. citizens claim to live in a suburban environment. Farther away from the hustle and bustle of a city’s downtown, filled instead with low-density, single-family dwellings with more space and […]
Quiz | February 2024 | Can Animals Help Us Fix Climate Change?
Studies show that wildlife populations directly impact our planet’s ability to function, store carbon, and repair itself from damage—and, yes, this includes climate change. But how and to what degree?
How the Health of the Great Lakes Affects Us All
Written in partnership with Alliance for the Great Lakes The Great Lakes. Five massive lakes along the border of the United States and Canada that make up 20% of the world’s surface freshwater. They flaunt more than 10,000 miles of shoreline and are home to 3,500 native species of plants and wildlife—some of which are […]
Quiz | January 2024 | Our Health and the Planet
How is human health directly linked to the environments we live in? What is considered an environmental health hazard? The answers might surprise you!
Supercharge Your Year-End Impact with EarthShare’s Giving Platform
It’s that time of year again when twinkling lights, soup, warm fires, and cozy sweaters become the norm for many, and—perhaps less obviously—people begin to think about their year-end giving. For most of us who have budgets to stick to throughout the year, it’s a time to assess where we stand and how much money […]
Quiz | December 2023 | Holiday Waste
We’re all familiar with the winter holidays (summer holidays for readers in the Southern Hemisphere—how’s it going? 👋) as a time for food, gifts, joy, and giving. But what about waste? How does the holiday season impact our environment?
De-Mystifying Recycling: Is It a Solution That Works?
There is a lot of information—and a lot of misinformation—out there about recycling. It makes the entire process feel confusing and muddled. How does it work? And is it truly as effective as companies and plastic-producers make it out to be? The short answer: no. The effectiveness of recycling is quite limited (more on […]
Quiz | November 2023 | Recycling
Test your knowledge with these frequently misunderstood truths and myths about recycling! How many will you get right?
10 Hispanic Environmental Activists You Need to Know NOW
We’re halfway through National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep 15 – Oct 15), and what better way to celebrate than to highlight 10 amazing Hispanic activists, educators, and influencers taking a positive stand for our planet! From authors to lawyers to Indigenous Rights leaders and everyone in between, we couldn’t be more excited to share with […]