earth week

There is no better way to experience the reality of climate change than to see glaciers calving and melting in Alaska. And the effects of this dramatic scene can be felt in ways that touch all parts of our world. NBCLX climate storyteller Chase Cain traveled to Alaska to get an up close look at the dramatic decline of Alaska’s...

The U.S. will need to conserve an area twice the size of Texas to meet the goal

Join NBCLX’s Chase Cain reporting live from Alaska this Friday at 2pm ET / 1 C with special encores at 5pm ET /4C and 8pm ET/ 7pm.  Climate change is getting worse, and what’s happening in Alaska is already rippling across the country. Travel with NBCLX climate storyteller to the Land of the Midnight Sun, where he unlocks its...

Climate change may feel like an overwhelming problem, but it’s one we can address if we take action now. However, it will take the same focus that former President John F. Kennedy inspired when he made his “moonshot” speech that announced his plan to put a man on the moon. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain reports from Alaska on this perilous...

From a boat on Resurrection Bay, Alaska, the impact of glacier melt is obvious. But those effects also ripple thousands of miles away, causing massive damage in places you would not expect — like Texas, where a deep freeze crippled the state in 2021. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain traveled to Alaska for a firsthand look at the majesty and tragedy...

Even with climate change dominating headlines, you may still be confused about some key terms and concepts. What exactly is climate change and how is it different from global warming and weather? LX News Now host Nik Z breaks it down.

Demand for electric cars is on the rise—but which green vehicles are the best for the environment and your budget? Hint: They aren’t the Tesla.

The city is one of many where temperatures soar higher than neighboring communities because of pollution, a lack of green space and other conditions — a ‘heat island’ made worse by climate change.

To move water into treatment plants, gray infrastructure — like tunnels, pipes and gutters — has historically been the standard. Today, green infrastructure is gaining ground as an alternative. So what is green infrastructure? It uses plant or soil systems, permeable surfaces or landscaping to filter and manage stormwater, while improving the environment for people and wildlife. NBCLX’s Jobeth Devera...

What foods should you buy to help the environment? How should you use your dollar at the grocery store to vote for a better climate future? Author and Johns Hopkins University bioethicist Dr. Jessica Fanzo explains.

More than 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, but only 0.5% it is actually accessible to us. Removing salt from ocean water, known as desalination, can create drinkable water during a time of extreme drought and soaring demand. So what’s the problem?

After retiring from a career buying wine for a grocery store chain in Washington state, Chris Lueck realized there wasn’t a way to recycle glass wine bottles in rural parts of his state. Because of that, many of those bottles were ending up in landfills. Lueck created Ground2Ground, a company that pulverizes used bottles and turns them into sand that...