April 22 may just seem like a normal spring day. But back in 1970, it was the first celebration of Earth Day, a holiday stressing the need for environmental reform and conservation. In the more than ...

"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 ...

Months of planning by faculty, students and alumni resulted in a full slate of Earth Day events, including a noontime speech ...

Gina McCarthy remembers the way things used to be: Tar balls clinging to her legs after swimming in Boston Harbor. The Merrimack River colored bright blue and green by textile mill chemicals. Black ...

The heavens welcomed Earth Day to America. All over the country, April 22, 1970, dawned clear and sunny; mild weather made it even easier to bring people into the streets. The Capitol Mall was packed, ...

In downtown Santa Barbara, less than a block from where one of the first Earth Day festivals took place in 1970, we recently gathered environmental and community leaders around a single question: What ...

Everglades National Park was established in 1947. The same year, Marjory Stoneman Douglas published The Everglades: River of Grass, highlighting the region’s unique landscapes and diverse wildlife.