Nearly 50 years after 20 million Americans participated in the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, more than 190 countries ...

Explore how grassroots efforts in 1970 sparked Earth Day, driving US environmental awareness and landmark laws through ...

For Earth Day on April 22, interesting facts including who invented it, why it's on that date, and how it turned into a ...

When the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, the founders — U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and activist Denis Hayes — said its purpose was to draw public attention to what was at the time ...

The first Earth Day was celebrated April 22, 1970. 55 years later, we know a lot more about the harmful effect human civilization has on our natural environment. But the desire to find solutions – big ...

Fifty-five years ago, on April 22, 1970, the world took note of its burning rivers and acrid air. An overdue shift in perception about the environment had arrived, and Earth Day was born. This ...

On the very first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, Mayor John Lindsay took the bold step of closing New York’s grand boulevard — Fifth Ave. An estimated one million ...

After witnessing a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara in 1969, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson began hatching the idea for what would become known as the world’s first ‘Earth Day.’ The first Earth ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Are you commemorating Earth Day this year? For me, it brings back memories of planting a tree on April 22 as a nine-year-old when the very first Earth Day was held in 1970. The date ...