Earth Day 2023

Wrapped in a big Earth costume, Hila Perry uses music and comedy to educate and inspire others about the environment around them.

As part of a special Earth Day broadcast, "All Things Considered" is taking the show to Greenpoint. To prepare, WNYC host Sean Carlson took a tour along one of the country's most polluted waterways.

A federal proposal could make electric vehicles account for two-thirds of new cars by 2032, but cities like New York will have to get creative in order to build chargers and encourage purchases.

Throughout the five boroughs, institutions and organizations are focusing on ecology, boosting conservation and encouraging us all to get out, get around and get involved.

New York City's vision of replacing a contaminated industrial shoreline with a community of luxury towers remains incomplete — and may now be threatened by sea level rise.