Earth Day offers the chance to celebrate environmental justice workers and bring people together for a common cause to spark a stronger commitment to the environment, Jackson said. “It is an important ...

Many Aprils ago, 10% of the entire U.S. population demonstrated in cities across the nation for the first Earth Day celebration. It was April 22, 1970, and there was no Environmental Protection ...

Since its first official observance on April 22, 1970, Earth Day has raised public awareness about environmental matters and helped lead to the establishment of the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

EAST LIVERPOOL — The 2025 Kent State East Liverpool Earth Day Environmental Justice Undergraduate Research Conference will be held April 26, calling attention to Arctic nations and climate change. The ...

Three Union Springs Academy students were winners in the 2022 New York Recycles Poster Contest, sponsored by the New York Association of Reduction, Reuse and Recycling. Juniors Erika Bauer, Annick ...

The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970, and essentially founded the environmental movement. It was organized by politicians and students worried about conservation of the environment.

Earth Day was created in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson. The senator from Wisconsin organized nationwide college teach-ins with the help of a young activist named Denis Hayes. The teach-ins raised ...

Mail or email posters to the Town’s Department of Environmental Resources, Attn: Poster Contest, 29 Spring Street, Oyster Bay NY, 11771.