EARTH DAY

This slideshow requires JavaScript. Miamians flocked to the society’s 2.2-acre near-native Steinberg Nature Center campus in record numbers to toast the three-quarter-century milestone, selling out the enchanting Apr. 22 “Bubbly & Bites Birthday Bash,” packing the picnic grove for the acoustic Apr. 23 “Birdstock” concert playbill, and filling every available bench and chair on Apr. For more information call 305-667-7337 or visit www.tropicalaudubon.org.

The White House plan to accelerate battery production is part of a broader effort to shift the country away from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles.

The Energy Department said its new energy-efficiency standards will save consumers $3 billion each year in utility costs.

On Friday, April 22, the beloved Earth Day tradition known as Hug The Lake was held for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Student Government and the Butler Center, the event consisted of hundreds of students joining hands in an attempt to form a circle around Lake Osceola. “I like how everyone came together to celebrate the earth in a meditative moment,” said Stephanie Walcott, a senior majoring in psychology and creative writing. The Earth Day event lasted from 11:20 a.m. until 2 p.m., with the “Hug” itself taking place from 11:20 to 11:45 a.m. The University’s Alma Mater song was performed by the Hammond-Butler gospel choir as the community joined hands around the lake.

Baynanza is a celebration of Biscayne Bay and its significance as one of the most important ecological systems in South Florida.

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A rendition of DaVinci's masterpiece won Local 10's Earth Day Art Contest.

According to EPA, the average American produces around 4.5 pounds of trash each day.

According to EPA, the average American produces around 4.5 pounds of trash each day.

Earth Day in South Florida continues throughout the weekend and there's plenty to do to celebrate Mother Earth.

To mark this Earth Day, 60 Minutes looks back on our reporting on climate change and the environment over the years.

That "vegan" shampoo in a bottle "made of recycled materials" might not be as eco-friendly as you think.

You probably already recycle, and it’s absolutely an easy way to reduce your carbon footprint, but are there any more things you could be doing around the house to be a little bit more green?

With Earth Day 2021 rapidly approaching, Google Earth has released a feature that might really open some eyes when it comes to how certain parts of the globe have changed in recent decades.

If you’re like me, you’re always thinking of ways that you can live your life a little bit more “green.”

We asked one of the original Earth Day organizers for ideas on how to bring back urgency to the movement during a moment that’s more dire than ever

America's oldest trees store vast amounts of carbon. Counting them is the first step to preserving them, says the Biden administration.

This oil spill in Santa Monica was the worst in U.S. waters at the time.

U.S. officials warn about potential Russian cyberattacks on American soil; CEO Herbert Diess on the future of Volkswagen; Companies racing to develop eVTOL "air taxis"

As Earth Day approaches, this documentary will have you looking at trees in a completely different way.

As Earth Day approaches, this documentary will have you looking at trees in a completely different way.

Walt Disney World is preparing to celebrate Earth Day at its Animal Kingdom theme park.

As part of its Earth Day celebration the Village of Palmetto Bay will host a special screening of a new documentary film by Richard S. Kern titled Currents from Cuba. The screening will take place at the Perrine Community House on Thursday, Apr. Kern, executive director of Encounters in Excellence, has presented his films to almost a half million public school students in Miami-Dade County. It explores some of the many things that make Cuba unique, as well as ways in which Cuba is connected in ecological terms to South Florida and the broader region. Ticket price of $15 per person includes the film, a question and answer session with filmmaker Richard S. Kern, appetizers and wine.

It’s the fifth year of the Local 10 eARTh Day Art Contest, and each year we are more impressed with the works of art submitted. All South Florida schools were invited to participate and were given five weeks to produce an original work of art that incorporates recycled or natural elements.

Local 10′s eARTh Day Art Contest is back for a fifth year. We invite South Florida art teachers and students, from grades Pre-K to 12, to participate.

Friday marks Earth Day, and according to data released by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2018, the recycling rate in the U.S. was 32.1%, down from 34.5% in 2015.

Miami Seaquarium has seen an uptick in sick manatees coming to their rehabilitation center.

Water levels near the nation's capital are rising faster than almost anywhere else on the East Coast.

Trash from careless residents and visitors has put Miami's beloved Biscayne Bay in a perilous condition. Environmental activists say we all need to do our part to save this natural resource.

A Broward County school is the winner of Local 10's 4th Annual Earth Day Art Contest.

Today, as billions of people around the world celebrate Earth Day, I want to acknowledge Department of Justice attorneys, investigators, and professional staff who work every day to advance the cause of justice by enforcing those laws. Although environmental crime and injustice can happen anywhere, communities of color, low-income communities, and tribal communities often bear the highest burden of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change. Earlier this week, I was proud to join EPA Administrator Michael Regan in announcing the nation’s first-ever Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Program. On this 51st Earth Day celebration, we honor our mission by advancing the cause of environmental justice. Read the Attorney General’s remarks at the DOJ-EPA Listening Session on Promoting Justice for Victims of Environmental Crime here.

The consequences that come with deforestation affect everything from nutrition to infections.

Sparb the loggerhead sea turtle is back home! In celebration of Earth Day, staff from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital released a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle back to the ocean off Marathon.

NASA scientists, astronauts and musician Shawn Mendes teamed up this Earth Day to remind us how planet Earth connects us all.

Gobernador DeSantis firma acuerdo agrícola con gobierno federal para la preservación de los Everglades el jueves.

There’s often no place like home, although that sentiment can sometimes fade when a house starts to rack up energy bills and breaks down in places over the course of time.

The mayors of a dozen major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New York City and San Diego, are asking President Joe Biden to consult them as the administration studies how to identify and resettle people displaced by drought, rising seas and other effects of climate change.

Earth Day 2021 is here and the folks at Google hope it plants a tree in your heart with this adorable Google doodle.

Morrison is expected on April 21 to announce the investment for hydrogen hubs and carbon capture and storage developments and play up the job opportunities to come. Australia’s peak oil and gas industry body said the investment in new hydrogen and carbon capture and storage projects would be a massive boost for the sector. Carbon capture technology was already recognized as an effective greenhouse gas emissions abatement solution. “Australia has a natural competitive advantage to implement carbon capture and storage at scale,” McConville said. United States President Joe Biden is poised to announce a more ambitious 2030 target along his road to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Scuba certified by junior year of high school? Check. Becoming a marine biologist by the age of 25? Easy. Getting featured in a Vice and Refinery 29 feature story for saving South Florida’s endangered coral reefs? Done. We’re talking about Miami resident Maddie Kaufman, and by the age of 26, she’s accomplished all of this and more.

While many understandably focus on recycling during Earth Day, “upcycling” can be just as valuable of a preservation tool.

Earth Day puts a spotlight on the planet’s health, and often makes us think about what we can do to help out.

Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School in Cutler Bay was the recipient of 25 indoor plants complete with special waterproof clay saucers through a program called “A Plant in Every Classroom,” as part of Earth Day 2021. “Receiving these classroom plants really lifted the spirits of both students and teachers. “Receiving our plant donation/prize from A Plant in Every Classroom.org was a great way to bring smiles to both the students and the teachers this year,” Clifford said. “It was exciting to get a plant for our classroom. Having a plant in my classroom makes me feel calmer.”Delesdernier said that their efforts go beyond Earth Day.

Mother Nature truly blesses Miami-Dade County nearly year-round with warm weather, sunshine, green foliage, warm waters, and more. However, with the threat of global warming and pollution looming near, it is time as Miami residents to do our part — especially on the days leading up to and following Earth Day, April 22.

The Lone Star state is quickly becoming the blueprint for a new type of blue-collar worker.

The pandemic can’t stop Ziggy Marley from celebrating the Earth.

Brickell City Centre is featuring month-long events and activations in honor of Earth Day, which falls on Thursday, April 22. Their activations range from a textile recycling drive and sustainable pop-up shops to an Earth Day meditation and an activism art studio for children and families.

The White House will mark Earth Day this week by hosting international leaders for a virtual climate summit. But three countries that experts say are fueling the immigration crisis at the southern border aren't on the list. CBS News climate and energy reporter Cara Korte joins "CBSN AM" with more.

Want to get outside? Or are you looking to plan a little getaway? The country’s national parks are incredible places to consider.

What started as a trash cleanup day in Bear Cut Reserve over three years ago has turned into a massive passion project for a Miami native — and he plans to continue cleaning Miami’s mangroves single-handedly until his body literally cannot anymore.

For the 51st celebration of Earth Day, CBS News correspondents span the globe to report on the state of our planet. From Nairobi to New York Harbor, we'll show you how our environment is being affected by climate change and what steps are being taken to help heal the planet. Tune in all week for our in-depth coverage.

Now that quarantine has given the environment a break to flourish, Earth Day is a great time to go and appreciate nature. This year, Earth Day will be on Thursday, April 22nd and there are plenty of activities in which you may participate and become a more environmentally conscious citizen. These are both great activities for people looking to give back to the environment on Earth Day. Earth Day is also an ideal time to just appreciate the area around us. On Earth Day, you can take your friends and family kayaking on Biscayne Bay.

Once posted, other users or experts, like the Deering Estate staff, can help identify the wildlife. The staff at Deering Estate also planted a vine in tribute of Earth Day which was donated by their Preserve Manager, Dallas Hazelton. The Hamburger Bean, also known as the Horse-eye Bean (Mucuna sloanei) was planted near the Education Pavilions in the Mango Grove of Deering Estate. There are many experienced naturalists, biologists, you name it, that take time out of their day to help identify organisms, said Soto. She is currently a Junior Ambassador for Miami Waterkeeper and a Deering Estate intern.

On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, Deering Estate hosted a Backyard BioBlitz project in celebration of Earth Day. There were 49 citizen scientist participants that joined from different cities around Florida and even Alabama and Tennessee! Participants were seeking to find and identify every type of living organism in their own backyard or neighborhood. iNaturalist is an online social network whose goal is to connect people with nature while gathering biodiversity data directly from citizen scientists. You can view our iNaturalist project here: https://www.inaturalist.org/ projects/de-backyard-bioblitz.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, some good news for South Florida schools. Local 10 announced the winner of the third annual eARTh Day Art Contest: Coral Gables Preparatory Academy students’ sculpture. Coral Gables students created this sculpture to celebrate Earth Day this year. Coral Gables students submitted this sculpture for the Earth Day Art contest. The Local 10 eARTh Day Art Contest is proudly sponsored by Publix, where every day is Earth Day.

NASA and Lego announced the toy company's new "Build a Planet" activity on Wednesday (April 22), the 50th annual Earth Day. "The Lego Group is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by asking builders to think globally," the company said in a statement. Today's challenge is to Build A Planet... Earth, or beyond!" Todays #LetsBuildTogether challenge is to BUILD A PLANET... Earth or beyond! The Earth Day Build A Planet challenge continues the partnership between NASA and Lego that has included astronauts assembling Lego kits on the International Space Station and Lego minifigures being launched to Jupiter on board NASA's Juno probe .

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Department of Justices Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) celebrated its latest accomplishments and reflected on half a century of the divisions impact on environmental and natural resource law in the United States. Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, over 20 million people participated in a wide variety of public gatherings as part of the nations first Earth Day. From coast to coast, the American people provided a powerful civic response to environmental degradation and a clear demand for broad national measures to protect the environment and conserve natural resources. The achievements described in the report continue to highlight ENRDs efforts to advance environmental values since the first Earth Day in 1970. Watch a Video about ENRDs history since the first Earth Day here .

Our satellites in space gathering data and images of our home planet unite us in ways that are more important now than ever. From space, we see Earth as one comprehensive system with complex interactions among land, ocean, ice and atmosphere. Celebrate our planet with these online activitiesMore: How Apollo 8's 'Earthrise' photo helped spark the first Earth DayAt NASA, we have 20 Earth-observation missions on orbit, including instruments aboard the International Space Station . Indeed, one can argue that the knowledge of our Earth generated from satellites represents one of the greatest scientific achievements of our time. All of us will continue to share the same air and the same destiny as humans aboard this spaceship we call Earth.

Earth Days message of climate action is a reminder to us individually, as companies, organizations and governments of our need to act responsibly. Caribbean islands are among the worlds most vulnerable to impacts from climate change, with storm frequency and intensity, flooding, wind damage and sea level rise all predicted to worsen. The Caribbean region is more dependent on tourism than anywhere else in the world, and the tourism industry relies on healthy, thriving natural ecosystems to sustain it. The organizations declared: We rejoice in the clean air, pristine waters and glistening forests so, together, we will do our part in conserving these natural jewels, on Earth Day, and beyond. Through our collaboration we are determined to ensure that our tourism-friendly Caribbean is also a climate-friendly Caribbean.

The roots of Earth Day extend all the way out to the moon. Among other results, that momentum led to the first Earth Day, which was celebrated 50 years ago today, on April 22, 1970. Earth Day is now celebrated all over the world; it went global in 1990. And, while the coronavirus pandemic has made this year's Earth Day a mostly online experience, there are still lots of ways to participate. Find the right digital event for you via this search tool produced by the Earth Day Network.

Have you ever celebrated Earth Day, perhaps by planting a tree or doing something good for the environment? Considering the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, the Earth Day Network has announced a shift to “global digital mobilizations.”It’ll be Digital Earth Day! Earth Day Network will provide live coverage of these “global digital mobilizations," which you can follow on its social media accounts. But organizers still want to “mobilize millions in a call for transformative action for our planet.”“At Earth Day Network, the health and safety of volunteers and participants in Earth Day events is our top concern. That’s now been postponed to October 24-25, 2020 to mark the half birthday of Earth Day.

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I was 14 years old when I went to the first-ever Earth Day rally in 1970. But we must work fast to change the current course and prepare our community for higher seas and more chaotic weather. Fortunately, we have so many community activists, and private businesses that are working to bring about a better, more sustainable future. Individual solutions like recycling, saving water and energy, going solar, and eating lower on the food chain are all important personal acts for the Earth, but we must heed the spirit of the first Earth Day. This pandemic is a clarion call that shows us that we are all interconnected, and our actions really matter.

MIAMI – Philippe Cousteau, the grandson of legendary oceanographer and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, is on a mission to protect the planet. “I remember my grandfather always talked about the fact that we have to focus on education before we can actually focus on the environment,” Cousteau said. Now he and his wife, Ashlan, travel the globe teaching and encouraging students all over the world about the importance of conservation. “Looking into the eyes of these children, it’s all about hope and it gives us hope at the end of the day,” Ashlan Cousteau said. “It's so amazing to see when somebody has that true connection with nature, how it just completely changes your mood.

Most of us won't be venturing into the great outdoors on Wednesday (April 22), but you can still celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in style. (Image credit: NASA/NOAA)"Fifty years ago, people around the world celebrated the first Earth Day (April 22, 1970). "As we plan for Earth Day 2020, NASA continues that outreach to young people and their mentors by pulling together various resources from across the agency into this online Earth Day Toolkit," they added. You can find the right online Earth Day event for you via a search tool produced by the Earth Day Network . Happy hunting, and happy Earth Day!

In completing my Girl Scout Gold Award project, I learned what we are all seeing now our planet is resilient. Two years ago, I earned my Gold Award, a national recognition and the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. A Gold Award project must take on a current problem in our world; and have a lasting and sustainable impact. For my Gold Award project, I partnered with Florida International University Biscayne Bay campus to restore a mangrove habitat on Biscayne Bay. I came to college armed with the experience from my Gold Award project.

Local 10 continues with its third annual eARTh Day Art Contest to recognize our talented art students and teachers. Back in February, all Monroe, Miami-Dade and Broward County school art programs were invited to submit an original work of art with an environmental theme. The school with the eARTh Day work of art that receives the most votes wins. The winning school will be announced on Local 10 News on Earth Day, April 19, and will receive $4,500 to use toward art supplies. The Local 10 eARTh Day Art Contest is proudly sponsored by Publix, where every day is Earth Day.

Have you ever celebrated Earth Day, perhaps by planting a tree or doing something good for the environment? Considering the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, the Earth Day Network has announced a shift to “global digital mobilizations.”It’ll be Digital Earth Day! Earth Day Network will provide live coverage of these “global digital mobilizations," which you can follow on its social media accounts. But organizers still want to “mobilize millions in a call for transformative action for our planet.”“At Earth Day Network, the health and safety of volunteers and participants in Earth Day events is our top concern. That’s now been postponed to October 24-25, 2020 to mark the half birthday of Earth Day.

Enter in Local 10's eARTh Day ContestPublished: January 31, 2020, 3:14 pmNow is your chance to enter in Local 10's third annual eARTh Day Contest sponsored by Publix.

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