Ask Umbra
Grist’s destination for advice on life during climate change. Est. 2002
Past Umbra
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![Illustration: Various people carrying trees, shovels, and bags on a sidewalk in front of rows of white houses with bright trim colors, a church steeple rising into a cloudy blue sky behind them. The illustration is framed by a dark overlay with raindrops at the top, and flooded streets at the bottom.]()
![Illustration: Various people carrying trees, shovels, and bags on a sidewalk in front of rows of white houses with bright trim colors, a church steeple rising into a cloudy blue sky behind them. The illustration is framed by a dark overlay with raindrops at the top, and flooded streets at the bottom.]()
How New Orleans neighborhoods are using nature to reduce flooding
Flood resilience takes a village — and a lot less concrete.
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The most ‘sustainable’ garment is the one that shows its wear, proudly
Modern mending doesn’t attempt to hide itself — to the contrary.
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![collage: various people wearing sustainable clothing with colorful border and drawn graphics]()
What does great sustainable style look like? Here are 9 ideas.
We asked climate-conscious style icons how they source their amazing wardrobes.
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The great conundrum of the sustainability influencer
Can we escape the growth model that's built into the influencer economy and fashion itself?
