SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation, as it did ...

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

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

The first Earth Day was in April 1970. About one billion people celebrated across 193 countries. The day’s goal was to encourage governments, companies, and individuals to support a healthy ...

April 22 is Earth Day, the annual salute to the planet and its environment. "On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans...took to streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ...