Foreword / Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. -- pt. 1. The Earth and Its Day. Ch. 1. Earth Day: When the People Spoke. Ch. 2. Report Card on the Earth -- pt. 2. Imperiled Planet ...

WASHINGTON — As communities across the DMV commemorate Earth Day, it’s worth remembering how this annual celebration began and why it remains so vital today. Earth Day was first observed on April 22, ...

When dawn broke April 22, 19970, on West Quoddy Head, Maine, few if any "Down Easters" realized they were ushering in the Environmental Age. By day's end more than 20 million souls, mostly young and ...

MILWAUKEE - Gaylord Nelson, the folksy Democratic senator from Wisconsin who helped start the modern environmental movement with the creation of Earth Day 35 years ago, died Sunday. He was 89. Nelson ...

GAYLORD — Every April 22 there is a collective call around the world to safeguard the planet from environmental threats like pollution. Earth Day 2025 was celebrated in Gaylord on Tuesday in part by ...