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 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, ...

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

Sen. Gaylord Nelson started Earth Day in 1970. The event helped increase public support for the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address environmental issues.

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

UC Santa Barbara organizations are hosting Earth Day events throughout this week, showing how individual sustainability ...

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

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

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