Kathleen Rogers, President EARTHDAY.ORG Minister Pichetto Fratin, Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri, Gabriele Pao Pei Andreoli Pierluigi Sassi, Francesco La Camera Massimiliano G. Falcone, Fabio ...

Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now ...

When is Earth Day? Earth Day falls on April 22 every year.This year, it falls on the Tuesday after Easter. Although the day has been celebrated for more than half a century, it isn't federally ...

A history of the movement by EarthDay.org says the date of the first Earth Day — April 22, 1970 — was chosen because it fell on a weekday between spring break and final exams and the aim was ...

Kathleen Rogers, President EARTHDAY.ORG Massimiliano G. Falcone, Fabio Pressi, Guido Bortoni Pierluigi Sassi, Francesco La Camera Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Italian Minister for the Environment and ...

Earth Day 2025 is Tuesday, April 25. Here's everything you need to know to observe and celebrate Earth's unofficial birthday. News Sports Monmouth Ocean Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson's 1962 book “Silent Spring,” about the pesticide DDT and its damaging effects on the food ...

Earth Day is celebrated in the U.S. on April 22 every year. While it is not a federally recognized holiday , many celebrate the day through environmental education, awareness and action.

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 ...

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22, this year. The annual observation is set aside to increase awareness around environmental issues like climate change, pollution, endangered species and other ...