Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Restored

NBC 7 reporter Greg Bledsoe takes a look at a California state park in Julian that had conifer trees replanted throughout the area almost a decade after the devastating Cedar Fire.

New Battery Packs Store Green Energy

New battery packs could help return power to the electrical grid. KGW's Keely Chalmers reports.

Junkyard Trash Turns to Art

With his castoff treasures rattling in the cart, Ben Cowden wheeled back toward his art studio in San Francisco's Recology Recycling Plant to continue work. Joe Rosato Jr. reports on a man who...

Recycling Lesson from the Milk Man

Local restaurants are using European style glass bottles to sell and resell spring water.

Cemetery for Green-Friendly Burials

A cemetery in Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, has become environmentally friendly for burials.

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:49 AM PDT

Baxter Brewing Company Goes Green

Luke Livingston, president and founder of Baxter Brewing Company, talks about ways in which he is expanding his business sustainably, with the help of John Rooks, president of The SOAP Group.

Earth Day

Monday, Apr 22, 2013 at 12:07 PM PDT

Celebrate the Planet with Earth Day Deals

Earth Day is here and there is no shortage of opportunities to do something nice for the planet. The Environmental Protection Agency published a list of events that are taking place across the country to hel...

Green Week

Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 at 11:37 AM PDT

It's Easy Being Green: Five Ways You Can Help the Environment

Here are five simple, painless things you can do to make your life greener, and maybe even a little better. Turn off your computer. According to the Department of Energy, if you're walking away from your compute...

Obama

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 at 06:58 PM PDT

Obama Turns Inward to Advance Environmental Agenda

President Barack Obama’s new environmental strategy doesn’t require him to take his case to lawmakers, or the public, for that matter. This time, he’s working behind the scenes to deal with climate

kyocera

Friday, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:50 PM PDT

Recycling Event Held for Earth Week

Dozens of people gathered on Friday to give people a place to recycle cell phones for soldiers.

Earth Day

Monday, Apr 22, 2013 at 03:44 PM PDT

Earth Day Pioneer Looks Back on 4 Decades of Environmentalism

Denis Hayes dropped out of Harvard's Kennedy School in 1970 to help organize the first Earth Day—an event that mobilized more than 20 million Americans and helped pave the way for the establishment of...

Monday, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:27 AM PDT

High Lead Levels in the Home

Parents of 6-year-old Brooklyn Schneiderman were shocked to learn that the source of their young daughter's lead poisoning was her favorite toy: lip gloss. Lead can be found in many areas of the home, including...

Puerto Rico

Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 at 03:55 AM PDT

Puerto Rico Protects Premier Turtle Nesting Site

Puerto Rico's governor signed a law on Saturday to protect a 2,900-acre section of land along the island's northeast coast that is a top U.S. nesting site for the world's largest turtle species, The...

winemaking

Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 at 07:53 AM PDT

Climate Change Could Hurt Winemaking, Wildlife

Climate change could dampen spirits. Literally. That's according to a new worldwide analysis of global warming on wine production, which appeared this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy...

NBCNews.com

Monday, Apr 8, 2013 at 04:21 PM PDT

Global Warming Could Make for Bumpier Flights

Don't expect that "fasten seatbelt" sign to disappear from planes anytime soon.

Earth Week

April 21-28, 2013