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

The holiday remains one of the largest secular observances in the world, used to spotlight ongoing threats including plastic ...

Earth Day is on April 22, but really, it should be every day. After all, saving the planet should be a daily occurrence, ...

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 is a global event for environmental awareness. US Senator Gaylord Nelson started it in 1970. Millions participate in events across 190 countries. The day led to the EPA and key ...

"I have lived here my whole life and I am just trying to help out wherever and whenever I can," said Brady Schulz.

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

We recently celebrated the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. The concept of a day set aside each year for teachers at all grade and age levels to spend some time discussing the environment and its ...

Like the rest of the nation, Yakima Valley observed the first Earth Day 55 years ago, a moment some consider the start of the ...

Imagine life where you are not protected by regulations and laws that guard our environment and health. Factories spewing ...

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.