Northwest Indiana’s annual Earth Day celebration offered up 55 vendors at the Porter County Expo Center Saturday morning in celebration of the country’s 55th anniversary of the creation of Earth Day. The mood was upbeat as families with young children and folks toting free saplings mingled among gorgeous rain barrels, electric vehicles, and exotic animals while live steel pan music filled the air. Nine-year-old Abbi Wegrzyn-Sanchez, of Valparaiso, was enjoying the live animal show with her mom and three siblings. “I actually got super pumped,” she said after leaving the...

Bayonne is asking residents to help make a difference in the environment by participating in a citywide Earth Day cleanup event from 10 a.m. to noon on April 26. Volunteers can choose local areas to clean throughout the city such as including parks, sidewalks, and public spaces. The city will provide bags and gloves to volunteers.

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County’s compost sites have all reopened for the season. Both the Boone Grove site, 546 South 400 West, Valparaiso, and the Portage site, 6451 U.S. Highway 12, Portage, are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; the Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

“The full extent will never really be known,” Frankel said as he walked amid those same palms, many of them now teetering and washing away from winter storms and rising seas. He has become a lawyer for the Environmental Defense Center, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit, and one of the people trying to block an effort to restart that defunct pipeline and boost an offshore oil industry that for years has been fading into the California sunset. They include Platform Holly, which shut down after the 2015 oil spill at Refugio...

"Rock star scientist,” author and TV show host Neil deGrasse Tyson will speak at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln on Earth Day 2025. Tyson, an astrophysicist, will present “The Cosmic Perspective,” a view of the Earth as a planet in a vast universe and discuss our influence on the universe related to sustainability and climate change. The event will be on April 22. Tagged as the “rock star scientist” by USA Today and the “sexiest astrophysicist alive” by People magazine, Tyson is, arguably, today’s most widely known...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will present “The Cosmic Perspective,” a view of the Earth as a planet in a vast universe and discuss our influence on the universe related to sustainability and climate change. The event will be on April 22. Tagged as the “rock star scientist” by USA Today and the “sexiest astrophysicist alive” by People magazine, Tyson is, arguably, today’s most widely known scientist. The executive science editor and on-camera host and narrator for the Emmy-winning series “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” Tyson also hosted “NOVA ScienceNOW,” an accessible...

(CNN) — Human-caused climate change is creating a host of problems around the world. The last 10 years have witnessed the 10 highest global temperatures in recorded history. How can we reverse this trend and provide solutions for a better future? Perhaps, the answer lies in the past. This year, on Call to Earth Day, we’ll connect the generations and learn the wisdom our ancestors attained through thousands of years of sustainable living practices, learning how this ancient intelligence can be put back into practice in our daily lives. On...

(CNN) — Human-caused climate change is creating a host of problems around the world. The last 10 years have witnessed the 10 highest global temperatures in recorded history. How can we reverse this trend and provide solutions for a better future? Perhaps, the answer lies in the past. This year, on Call to Earth Day, we’ll connect the generations and learn the wisdom our ancestors attained through thousands of years of sustainable living practices, learning how this ancient intelligence can be put back into practice in our daily lives. On...

Come join the fun at the 2024 on Saturday, June 1st, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It’s all happening at Garfield Park, just south of downtown Indianapolis. With over 110 exhibitors, live music, food trucks, and even a beer garden, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Best of all, this family-friendly event is completely FREE! Instead of dealing with downtown traffic, why not take IndyGo? Whether you’re walking or biking, IndyGo has got you covered. If you choose to bike and bus to Garfield Park, they’ll even watch your...