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 ...

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

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.

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

WASHINGTON — As communities across the DMV commemorate Earth Day, it’s worth remembering how this annual celebration began ...

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

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

April 22 is traditionally known as Earth Day, the occasion where we pause as temporary travelers on our ' blue marble ' to ...