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

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

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, making this year's festivities the 55th annual festival. For the first Earth Day, ...

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

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

Earth Day was transformative at Pottstown High School this year, writes Evan Brandt for the Pottstwon Mercury. In one of the ...

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

When the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, the founders — U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and activist Denis ...

In the '90s, Hayes organized a global Earth Day — observed by an estimated 200 million people in more than 140 countries, ...

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