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

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

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

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

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

Former Daily editor-in-chief Jim Wascher '75 writes about the history of Earth Day at Stanford and argues why activism for ...

POTTSTOWN — Earth Day was celebrated Tuesday at Pottstown High School the way it was originally envisioned when it was ...

Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin initiated the first Earth Day. It was reported at the time that over 20 million people took part in local events. The news saturation was total and for the time it ...

When did Earth Day first begin? Earth Day is a concept first brought about by Gaylord Nelson, a politician and environmentalist who served as a senator and governor in the United States.