Earth Day is a reminder for people of all ages to reduce their usage of unsustainable products, that ending the use of pesticides can save threatened species, and clean water is an increasingly pre… ...

This Earth Day, KATU is proud to partner with Pacific Office Automation to celebrate the people and organizations making a real difference in our environment. Together, we're spotlighting local ...

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when 20 million people attended inaugural events at schools, universities, and other public areas around the country, according to the Library of ...

Now celebrating its 55th anniversary, this year's Earth Day theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," calls for people worldwide to unite behind renewable energy and promote clean electricity by 2030 ...

By 1990, Earth Day went global as 200 million people in 141 countries celebrated by calling attention to various environmental issues. Today, Earth Day is one of the largest secular observances in ...

Why do we celebrate Earth Day? The history of Earth Day is rooted in politics. Millions of people across the country attended the first Earth Day in 1970 to advocate for environmental conservation.

Every year on April 22 nd, the birth of an environmental movement originating in 1970 is celebrated! Origins of Earth Day. In the time leading up to the first Earth Day, the people of The United ...

Earth Day—which is on April 22, 2025—has come a long way since its beginnings in 1970! The celebration has spread globally, with almost every country in the world now hosting environmentally ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of people around the world on Tuesday are celebrating Earth Day, an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now ...

Earth Day was born. In the years after 1970, we congratulated ourselves on real improvements in environmental health. Our creeks no longer looked like soapsuds-filled bathtubs.

People can also choose to celebrate the day by going meatless for a day! Meatless Monday. is a movement that was started in 2003 by Sid Lerner, with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

WASHINGTON — Millions of people around the world on Tuesday are celebrating Earth Day, an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now ...