Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day, which started in ...

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

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson's 1962 book “Silent Spring, ...

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 ...

In 1970, the first Earth Day events were "teach-ins" on campuses across the country.

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

Earth Day is a global event for environmental awareness. US Senator Gaylord Nelson started it in 1970. Millions participate ...

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22, and communities all across Idaho are celebrating with a variety of environment-focused ...

Earth Day, a global effort to educate people on growing environmental threats and propel them to action, marks its 55th ...

As communities across the country celebrate Earth Day in 2025, here's what to know about the history and its founder: Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered ...