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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22, and communities all across Idaho are celebrating with a variety of environment-focused ...

Earth Day 2025 is Tuesday, April 25. Here's everything you need to know to observe and celebrate Earth's unofficial birthday.