Environment

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, takes aim at climate change across the federal government in its Project 2025 policy proposals. The 922 page document targets the National Weather Service, NOAA, the EPA, and FEMA among many other federal agencies. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains the implications.

The controversy stems from Miami-Dade County needing to build a new incinerator after its previous plant in Doral burned down last year.

A purported sighting of a rat wouldn’t get much attention in many places around the world. But it caused a stir earlier this year on Alaska’s St. Paul Island.

An invasive seagrass has been officially spotted in South Florida–the first time it’s been found in waters along the continental United States–and scientists say it could mean trouble for the local ecosystem.

A local volunteer organization Debris Free Ocean and Florida Sea Grant have been awarded a federal grant from NOAA Sea Grant Marine Debris Community Action Coalitions. Meteorologist Chelsea Ambriz reports

NBC6 and Telemundo 51 hosted a panel discussion after the screening of the Lessons of the Jungle documentary to talk about alternatives to how local municipalities are handling waste.

A Costa Rican city has implemented environmental initiatives that have helped them to capture more carbon dioxide than they emit.

We look at the practical ways Costa Rica reduces its negative impact on the environment. We explore composting strategies.

A couple who founded Finca Tierra in Costa Rica teaches people how to grow their own food and live sustainably, creating nearly little to no waste.

The former president of Costa Rica says 99% of the country’s electricity is clean and renewable because of those decisions the government took back in the 1980s.

Go inside the world of Don Jhonny, whose farm has an abundant food forest and is notable for its traditional cacao trees and cane juice.

Join Myriam Masihy on her journey to a country known for its conservation initiatives.

Volunteers showed up bright and early to Deerfield Beach on Friday to clean up trash left behind on the Fourth of July. 

One volunteer estimated that they had ten times more help picking up the trash this year than last. NBC6’s Bri Buckley reports.

NBC6 and Telemundo 51 have partnered with the City of Miramar for the premiere screening of the documentary Lessons from the Jungle July 13.

Grizzly bears will be reintroduced to Washington state’s North Cascades mountain range, the federal government said this week — a decision that followed years of bitterly divided debate.

Feather & Bone skincare products are at the forefront of selling no waste products; no water wasted in production and no unsafe chemical.

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Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by machines running on renewable energy. But many don’t live up to these claims.