EARTH DAY

Happy Monday and welcome to another edition of the Beyond The Forecast newsletter! We’ve been talking a lot about <a href="https://www.wsls.com/weather/2021/04/22/weighing-the-short-term-cost-vs-the-long-term-benefits-of-solar-energy/" target=_blank>sustainable sources of energy lately</a>, due to Earth Day last week.

Water levels near the nation's capital are rising faster than almost anywhere else on the East Coast.

The newest members of the Blacksburg Transit fleet may look like any other bus, but they’re actually helping the environment.

One Wytheville family is the proud owner of a new solar panel system, thanks to Baseline Solar Solutions

Today, as billions of people around the world celebrate Earth Day, I want to acknowledge Department of Justice attorneys, investigators, and professional staff who work every day to advance the cause of justice by enforcing those laws. Although environmental crime and injustice can happen anywhere, communities of color, low-income communities, and tribal communities often bear the highest burden of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change. Earlier this week, I was proud to join EPA Administrator Michael Regan in announcing the nation’s first-ever Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Program. On this 51st Earth Day celebration, we honor our mission by advancing the cause of environmental justice. Read the Attorney General’s remarks at the DOJ-EPA Listening Session on Promoting Justice for Victims of Environmental Crime here.

Join Megan and Lindsey as they chat about ways to break the habit of stress eating, how you can win tickets to Dollywood, and tips on how to eat more plants and less meat.

NASA scientists, astronauts and musician Shawn Mendes teamed up this Earth Day to remind us how planet Earth connects us all.

The mayors of a dozen major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, New York City and San Diego, are asking President Joe Biden to consult them as the administration studies how to identify and resettle people displaced by drought, rising seas and other effects of climate change.

Earth Day 2021 is here and the folks at Google hope it plants a tree in your heart with this adorable Google doodle.

Thank you for sending in some pictures of the natural beauty our area has to offer.

Earth Day puts a spotlight on the planet’s health, and often makes us think about what we can do to help out.

The Lone Star state is quickly becoming the blueprint for a new type of blue-collar worker.

The pandemic can’t stop Ziggy Marley from celebrating the Earth.

The White House will mark Earth Day this week by hosting international leaders for a virtual climate summit. But three countries that experts say are fueling the immigration crisis at the southern border aren't on the list. CBS News climate and energy reporter Cara Korte joins "CBSN AM" with more.

We're more mindful of the environment and climate now, but temperatures are still warming.

Want to get outside? Or are you looking to plan a little getaway? The country’s national parks are incredible places to consider.

For the 51st celebration of Earth Day, CBS News correspondents span the globe to report on the state of our planet. From Nairobi to New York Harbor, we'll show you how our environment is being affected by climate change and what steps are being taken to help heal the planet. Tune in all week for our in-depth coverage.

The Roanoke Valley’s newest 5K requires you to roll up your sleeves, throw some gloves on and grab a garbage bag. The goal is to get families, friends and coworkers together to pick up trash in honor of Earth Day on April 22.

NASA and Lego announced the toy company's new "Build a Planet" activity on Wednesday (April 22), the 50th annual Earth Day. "The Lego Group is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by asking builders to think globally," the company said in a statement. Today's challenge is to Build A Planet... Earth, or beyond!" Todays #LetsBuildTogether challenge is to BUILD A PLANET... Earth or beyond! The Earth Day Build A Planet challenge continues the partnership between NASA and Lego that has included astronauts assembling Lego kits on the International Space Station and Lego minifigures being launched to Jupiter on board NASA's Juno probe .

On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Department of Justices Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) celebrated its latest accomplishments and reflected on half a century of the divisions impact on environmental and natural resource law in the United States. Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, over 20 million people participated in a wide variety of public gatherings as part of the nations first Earth Day. From coast to coast, the American people provided a powerful civic response to environmental degradation and a clear demand for broad national measures to protect the environment and conserve natural resources. The achievements described in the report continue to highlight ENRDs efforts to advance environmental values since the first Earth Day in 1970. Watch a Video about ENRDs history since the first Earth Day here .

Our satellites in space gathering data and images of our home planet unite us in ways that are more important now than ever. From space, we see Earth as one comprehensive system with complex interactions among land, ocean, ice and atmosphere. Celebrate our planet with these online activitiesMore: How Apollo 8's 'Earthrise' photo helped spark the first Earth DayAt NASA, we have 20 Earth-observation missions on orbit, including instruments aboard the International Space Station . Indeed, one can argue that the knowledge of our Earth generated from satellites represents one of the greatest scientific achievements of our time. All of us will continue to share the same air and the same destiny as humans aboard this spaceship we call Earth.

The roots of Earth Day extend all the way out to the moon. Among other results, that momentum led to the first Earth Day, which was celebrated 50 years ago today, on April 22, 1970. Earth Day is now celebrated all over the world; it went global in 1990. And, while the coronavirus pandemic has made this year's Earth Day a mostly online experience, there are still lots of ways to participate. Find the right digital event for you via this search tool produced by the Earth Day Network.

Have you ever celebrated Earth Day, perhaps by planting a tree or doing something good for the environment? Considering the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, the Earth Day Network has announced a shift to “global digital mobilizations.”It’ll be Digital Earth Day! Earth Day Network will provide live coverage of these “global digital mobilizations," which you can follow on its social media accounts. But organizers still want to “mobilize millions in a call for transformative action for our planet.”“At Earth Day Network, the health and safety of volunteers and participants in Earth Day events is our top concern. That’s now been postponed to October 24-25, 2020 to mark the half birthday of Earth Day.

Most of us won't be venturing into the great outdoors on Wednesday (April 22), but you can still celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in style. (Image credit: NASA/NOAA)"Fifty years ago, people around the world celebrated the first Earth Day (April 22, 1970). "As we plan for Earth Day 2020, NASA continues that outreach to young people and their mentors by pulling together various resources from across the agency into this online Earth Day Toolkit," they added. You can find the right online Earth Day event for you via a search tool produced by the Earth Day Network . Happy hunting, and happy Earth Day!

Have you ever celebrated Earth Day, perhaps by planting a tree or doing something good for the environment? Considering the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, the Earth Day Network has announced a shift to “global digital mobilizations.”It’ll be Digital Earth Day! Earth Day Network will provide live coverage of these “global digital mobilizations," which you can follow on its social media accounts. But organizers still want to “mobilize millions in a call for transformative action for our planet.”“At Earth Day Network, the health and safety of volunteers and participants in Earth Day events is our top concern. That’s now been postponed to October 24-25, 2020 to mark the half birthday of Earth Day.

Charles Osgood looks at some notable events of the week ahead, including the deadline for filing your 2015 income taxes, President Obama's overseas trip to Saudi Arabia, Britain and Germany, and Earth Day.

Ahead of Earth Day, the president wants America to focus on the dangers of global warming

McDonald's suffers first quarter sales slump The fast food chain blames severe weather and steeper competition in the U.S., plus Netflix raises prices and Google launches Earth Day challenge on today's MoneyWatch report.