When the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, the founders — U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and activist Denis ...

Earth Day, a monumental feat, but today, we have never been more divided. I apologize for the doom and gloom, but that's the ...

Earth Day helped lead to the formation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act ...

Imagine life where you are not protected by regulations and laws that guard our environment and health. Factories spewing ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of people around the world on Tuesday are celebrating Earth Day, an annual event founded by people who ...

Now celebrating its 55th anniversary, this year's Earth Day theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," calls for people worldwide to ...

On April 22, 1970, Philadelphia hosted a six-hour festival in Fairmount Park that drew 25,000 to 30,000 clean-air lovers. The ...

It all exploded in late 1969 when Heritage’s mother died suddenly. Overcome by grief and exhaustion, Heritage found it ...

Earth Day is a global event for environmental awareness. US Senator Gaylord Nelson started it in 1970. Millions participate in events across 190 countries. The day led to the EPA and key ...

"I have lived here my whole life and I am just trying to help out wherever and whenever I can," said Brady Schulz.

A senator from Wisconsin was so inspired by his love of the Great Lakes region, that he became an advocate for the ...

UC Santa Barbara organizations are hosting Earth Day events throughout this week, showing how individual sustainability ...