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With rivers on fire and oil spills in the news, Earth Day erupted on April 22, 1970, and on Dec. 2, 1970, Republican ...

Hundreds of marches, pickets, and cleanup events are taking place across the US in the run-up to Earth Day on Tuesday, as ...

That’s when President Richard Nixon signed the act creating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and proclaiming April 22 ...

The Earth Day movement gave us cleaner air, safer water and a second chance for hundreds of species. However, we still have a ...

Whether you look to the sky and spot a bald eagle or take a sip of fresh, clean drinking water, Earth Day 1970 is to thank.

New York City is celebrating Earth Day on Tuesday with events, concerts and more. Earth Day marks the start of the ...

And that connection between our deep oceans and deep space? Well, of course, all astronauts work under deep water as part of ...

Former Daily editor-in-chief Jim Wascher '75 writes about the history of Earth Day at Stanford and argues why activism for ...

What’s changed since our previous flurry of effort half a century ago concerning safeguarding our environment and natural ...

National Arbor Day is on April 25, 2025. Each year, National Arbor Day is on the final Friday in April. While National Arbor ...

Since 1970, the nation has observed Earth Day each year on April 22. At the time, the idea of preserving and protecting the environment enjoyed broad, bipartisan support. The divide in opinions on ...