BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Happy Earth Day! The very first Earth Day was celebrated 54 years ago, on April 22nd, 1970… but how did this holiday get started? In the years leading up to the inaugural ...

April 22 is Earth Day, the annual salute to the planet and its environment. "On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans...took to streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ...

Jaxon Mercer, Rachel Starr and Alonso Prieto plant a tree as they join with Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands and other community volunteers for a combined Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration ...

Earth Day, a day which honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of environmental issues, is celebrated across the globe on April 22. Since 1970, millions of people ...

Earth Day is an annual celebration that raises awareness of the need to protect Earth's natural resources for future generations. But just how did Earth Day come to be and what are some simple steps ...

Tuesday will be the 55th Earth Day, an event celebrated by more than one billion people in 193 countries worldwide, currently coordinated by the Earth Day Network. Earth Day’s origins start with ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Stacker analyzed a variety of sources to highlight memorable milestones over the past five decades of Earth Day. The first Earth ...

For over 50 years, Earth Day has been celebrated across the country, and the globe, through the mobilization for environmental causes. While it may seem strange to think of a world without ecological ...

Earth Day has been celebrated across the country — and the globe — for more than 50 years now, and the annual celebration is once again around the corner. While it may seem strange to think of a world ...

Earth Day is celebrated each April and draws attention to a range of issues affecting the environment. Earth Day aims to raise awareness in the hope of inspiring change. Earth Day is observed on April ...

NORFOLK, Va. — In the 1960s, the negative effects of fossil fuel use concerned late Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson. He tapped a young activist named Denis Hayes to help push a movement to reduce the ...