Wisconsin Gov. Gaylord Nelson began pushing for a nationwide teach-in to raise public awareness of the human-made threats to ...
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 ...
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Why Today Is Earth Day?

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 ...
Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate our planet and environment. Get your child in the spirit by sharing these fun facts ...
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 ...
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 ...