Tune in to ‘ourHome: Earth Month’ on ABC7 Los Angeles

To celebrate Earth Month, the ABC Owned Television Stations coordinated coverage with original stories from across the country.

Watch “ourHome: Earth Month” in the video player above. The special will also air on each station’s streaming channels this week.

Here’s a quick look at the stories featured in the half-hour streaming special:

Near Fresno, California, Tiffany Olin from KFSN demonstrates how researchers are investigating the implementation of solar panels above canals to produce electricity and combat water evaporation simultaneously.

WABC’s Joelle Garguilo profiles a New York City designer who is focusing on creating fashionable clothes with zero waste.

WTVD’s Tom George takes a look at how cities near Raleigh, North Carolina are managing stormwater to prevent soil erosion and runoff in the process.

In Chicago, WLS Meteorologist Jaisol Martinez shows us how food banks are becoming an unlikely hero in the fight against climate change.

KTRK’s Briana Conner takes us to a solar panel farm south of Houston that generates enough electricity to power 70,000 Texas homes.

In Philadelphia, WPVI’s TaRhonda Thomas delves into the issue of illegal waste disposal, a significant problem in the city, and showcases the efforts of local residents in advocating for their community.

Reporter Leanne Suter from KABC investigates in Los Angeles how the effects of climate change are pushing previously unseen whale species nearer to the California shoreline, traversing what is known as the whale superhighway.

KGO’s Spencer Christian shows us how a San Francisco Bay Area bakery is making food more sustainable. A better butter for our planet!