Growing Trees Instead of Gangs
Long known as the Emerald City, Seattle has struggled to maintain its famous tree cover under the pressure of rapid growth. The city’s most recent Tree Canopy Assessment revealed a disappointing...
View ArticleHow To Safely Dispose of Cleaning Products
Sometimes cleaning products must be cleaned out, too. What’s the best way to clean up a cleaning mess? You might assume that cleaning products need to be disposed of with unused paint, oil, and other...
View ArticleRecycling Your Power Tool Batteries: Answering the Call
Ten years after it began, DeWalt’s promise to offer easy recycling services for dead rechargeable tool batteries remains firm. The Call2Recycle program has been running since 1994 as the nation’s first...
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A Call to Action on Arbor Day to Help Our Planet
There are certain things in nature we take for granted. We wake up and the sun is shining, or temporarily blurred by clouds. We pour a glass of water and trust it’s safe to drink. We take a deep breath...
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In Space, Nobody Picks Up Your Trash: NASA Recycling in Space Award Winners
Better solutions for trash collection and recycling are important not just here on Earth, but also in space. And to get fresh, innovative ideas from a wide creative pool, NASA, in partnership with...
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Environmental Education: Park Programs Inspire New Leaders
In the fight against climate change, the creative minds of our children are our greatest resource, and parks our sacred grounds. While parks and recreation departments across the nation are primarily...
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Seed Your Future: Career Opportunities Working With Plants
Pre-teens and teenagers are interested in protecting the planet. Yet, often they are not especially familiar with or enthusiastic about professional opportunities in horticulture. In fact, some say the...
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Recycling Mysteries: Tires
Let’s be honest: Tires make the world go ’round. Unless you’re a professional speed walker, your method of transportation probably involves tires of some sort. But these tires don’t last forever....
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Earth911 Podcast: Celebrating 30 Years of the Environmental Media Awards with...
For 30 years, the Environmental Media Association (EMA) Awards have celebrated the best of environmental storytelling in film and television. EMA CEO Debbie Levin talks with Earth911 about this year’s...
View ArticleEarth911 Podcast: Deterra’s Nancy Devine Talks About Safe Drug Disposal
Pharmaceuticals represent a growing source of pollution that impacts the water in our streams and can eventually make its way into the bodies of animals, fish, and humans. Earth911 talks with Nancy...
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