This Earth Day, take a look at our blue marble from above. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Happy Earth Day 2024! Every year on ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Warming Since 1970 City to Country Earth Day, April 22, is an opportunity to raise awareness around planetary-scale challenges — including climate change.

"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 ...

Four large banners rise high above people's heads at the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York, New York. Four large banners rise high above people's heads at the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York ...

Today is the 55th Earth Day celebrated in the United States.It’s held every year on April 22 — a date originally chosen to fit college students’ schedules. But many may not know how Earth Day began or ...

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 ...

Earth Day started in 1970 when people — including Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson — brought attention to the impact oil spills, pollution and smog were having on the planet. "Then in January 1969, he ...