The first Earth Day was celebrated April 22, 1970. 55 years later, we know a lot more about the harmful effect human civilization has on our natural environment. But the desire to find solutions – big ...

The Trump administration is rolling back landmark environmental legislation that dates back to the Nixon era, including key protections for clean air and water. In addition to Earth Day, the 1970s saw ...

Millions of people around the world will pause on Tuesday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It's an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet ...

Celebrate Earth Day 2025 on Tuesday, April 22, with moving Earth Day quotesabout the environment from conservationists and naturalists like John Muir and John James Audubon—and unexpected voices like ...

An excavator cleans up plastic and other waste materials on Mahim Beach on the Arabian Sea coast on Earth Day in Mumbai, India, April 22, 2024. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Each year, International Mother Earth ...

"Earth Day has always been an event of the people." On April 22, 1970, 20 million people across the globe celebrated the very first Earth Day. The idea was sparked by the power of the anti-war ...

It’s not exactly the planet's official birthday, but in the City of Trees, the Environmental Council of Sacramento is hosting a festival at Southside Park in Downtown to celebrate. If you weren’t able ...

The Oct. 18 No Kings protests exceeded the previous June 14 No Kings protests by about 2 million people, organizers say.