Today is the 55th Earth Day celebrated in the United States.It’s held every year on April 22 — a date originally chosen to fit college students’ schedules. But many may not know how Earth Day began or ...
Millions of people around the world will pause on Tuesday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It's an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet ...
In 1970, U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day to bring the issue to national attention, with 20 million demonstrators across the country speaking out against the effects of 150 years of ...
As Earth Day approaches its 55th anniversary, some experts ask whether the celebration has kept pace with the urgency of the climate crisis. On April 22, 1970, the United States witnessed an ...