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 ...

You can view the infographic here. We also prepared an Earth Day StrongPoint that connects the work we do across USACE to our environmental mission. You can view the StrongPoint here.

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 ...

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 ...

Earth Day, first observed in 1970, sparked a national environmental movement that led to the creation of the EPA and decades of progress on clean air, water, and renewable energy.

Earth Day, a global effort to educate people on growing environmental threats and propel them to action, marks its 55th anniversary today. The day, which its organizers say billions of people ...

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated globally on April 22nd to promote environmental protection and awareness. The 2025 theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," focuses on promoting renewable energy and ...

Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970. It was created by Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI), who brought the government's attention to mounting public concern about pollution and the lack of ...

That summer, 118,000 people were hospitalized due to illness stemming from Basra, Iraq’s poor water quality. This is a moment to galvanize and sustain environmental cooperation at the global and ...

The annual Streamwood Environmental Education Day (SEED) is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at village hall and the police department. Residents can drop off old electronics ...