I've often wondered whether bringing a refillable water bottle while traveling is really a big deal. I'm just one person, so do my actions really matter in the grand scheme of things? How much waste ...

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It was on a bus driving through the northern desert of Uzbekistan when an American woman I’d just met turned to me and said, ‘Oh, you do environmental travel stories - have you been to Potato Head?’ I ...

Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, but it also carries heavy environmental costs. Rising carbon emissions from flights, plastic pollution at tourist spots, and habitat loss due to ...

"Green Travel” is a six-part series focusing on what it means to be sustainable travelers, how the industry is moving the needle on greener efforts, and how consumers can reduce their carbon footprint ...

Kristin Hostetter is the Head of Sustainability at Outside Interactive, Inc. and the resident sustainability columnist on Outside Online. Hostetter has worked as a journalist in the outdoor industry ...

In 2023, the Virginia Beach City Council signed a resolution, on the recommendation of the Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission (VBCCC), that recognizes the first full week of September as Zero ...