Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day, which started in ...

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, making this year's festivities the 55th annual festival. For the first Earth Day, ...

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

Earth Day is a global event for environmental awareness. US Senator Gaylord Nelson started it in 1970. Millions participate ...

WASHINGTON — As communities across the DMV commemorate Earth Day, it’s worth remembering how this annual celebration began ...

In 1970, the first Earth Day events were "teach-ins" on campuses across the country.

Earth Day helped lead to the formation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act ...

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

Earth Day is on April 22, but really, it should be every day. After all, saving the planet should be a daily occurrence, ...

The first Earth Day is largely credited as one of the key moments that launched the modern environmental movement.

In the '90s, Hayes organized a global Earth Day — observed by an estimated 200 million people in more than 140 countries, ...

Earth Day recognizes the environmental movement. Here's how it started and why it’s still celebrated every April 22.