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Some of the things we do to save money — like repairing broken appliances or mending clothing — are actually among the best ways to protect the environment and cut back on our use of fossil fuels.
For our 2026 NENC Earth Day series, our journalists are looking into the many ways people in New England are using thrift and resourcefulness to help their wallets and the planet.
You can check out stories from previous Earth Day series below.
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![Soon-to-be mother, Keishalee Torres [left], and Caring Health Center's Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) program nutritionist, Caroline Seymour, comparing whole wheat pasta to white flour pasta at Food Zone International Supermarket in Springfield, Massachusetts.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d18e4b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1176x655+0+0/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2Fbf%2Fb25134794d159389648123abaceb%2Fimage.png)
The price of kitchen staples like eggs, milk and cheese as well as prices for meats have soared since the pandemic. So is it possible to eat affordable, healthy food that’s also good for the climate? -
New England has some of the highest electricity prices in the country. But this past winter, 140,000 households in Massachusetts got a break on their bills because they have a heat pump. -
Across New England, farmers are finding that switching to renewable energy isn’t just a nice thing to have, it’s becoming a necessary part of their economic survival. -
These small panels can be plugged into a regular wall outlet, and when paired with a battery, they generate enough electricity to keep a refrigerator running through a power outage. -
New Hampshire ofrece variedad de planes para recibir la primavera, como una celebración del Día de la Tierra en Dover. -
For this year’s Earth Day, NHPR and the New England News Collaborative (NENC) bring you stories about the intersection of sustainability and "kitchen table" economics. -
As New England warms, snowshoe hares are increasingly finding themselves the wrong color for camouflaging with their environment. New England scientists are looking at some promising ways to help. -
Cars and climate change have made life harder for key species that provide nutrients for creatures all around New England and sequester carbon in soil. -
If you’ve spent a lot of time outdoors in New England, you’ve likely crossed paths with, and probably stepped on, lichens. This mysterious indicator species plays an important role of the bottom of the food chain, and is also a habitat for other microorganisms. -
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![Soon-to-be mother, Keishalee Torres [left], and Caring Health Center's Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) program nutritionist, Caroline Seymour, comparing whole wheat pasta to white flour pasta at Food Zone International Supermarket in Springfield, Massachusetts.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/999df45/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1176x655+0+0/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2Fbf%2Fb25134794d159389648123abaceb%2Fimage.png)
