Back in 2021 and following two years of planning, Erica Cirino started building her dream home in rural Connecticut. She wondered if she could construct a plastic-free house on a limited budget. For ...

If you’ve been thinking about lowering your impact on the planet, now’s the perfect time. It’s officially Plastic Free July, a month where millions of people pledge to reduce their plastic waste. If ...

Plastic is everywhere, and in some ways, that’s not a bad thing. Its use in stents and intravenous bags make surgeries less invasive and more sterile, and plastic sheeting, gloves, masks and water ...

Josie Huang is a reporter and Weekend Edition host who spotlights the people and places at the heart of our region. As L.A. deals with a homelessness crisis, officials have been looking to ...

Backyard cottages have been hailed as a way to quickly add new rental space in cities with a shortage of housing. But they’re typically expensive to build. In L.A., where the city government has been ...