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 was first officially celebrated in 1970, 55 years ago. It’s a time to remember the beauty of our planet and our ...

The Environmental Council of Sacramento is hosting an Earth Day celebration this Sunday at Southside Park. The free event ...

She was there to celebrate the school district’s planting of 434 new trees at nine school district sites, which she said is ...

Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin initiated the first Earth Day. It was reported at the time that over 20 million people took part in local events. The news saturation was total and for the time it ...

Earth Day began after Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin helped organize campus teach-ins and promote events to teach the public about industrial development and its legacy of health impacts.

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

Earth Day acts as a celebration of the inhabitable planet that provides life for billions; the cover of lush forests, ...

Today’s edition of Daily on Energy kicks off with a little history lesson about Earth Day, before quickly diving into the ...

Former Daily editor-in-chief Jim Wascher '75 writes about the history of Earth Day at Stanford and argues why activism for ...

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

The Keweenaw Land Trust Executive Director, B Lauer, says every day is Earth Day for the KLT. She also says there are many ...