Here's how you can celebrate our planet this year on Earth Day!

Earth Day was started to raise awareness about environmental protection and inspire action to address climate change, and pollution.

WASHINGTON — As communities across the DMV commemorate Earth Day, it’s worth remembering how this annual celebration began and why it remains so vital today. Earth Day was first observed on April 22, ...

Earth Day has been recognized in the United States on April 22 since 1970. The day spurred action in Washington, D.C., to create the Environmental Protection Agency and enact laws aimed at protecting ...

An excavator cleans up plastic and other waste materials on Mahim Beach on the Arabian Sea coast on Earth Day in Mumbai, India, April 22, 2024. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Each year, International Mother Earth ...

World Environment Day celebrated on a global scale offers a day to focus and bring about awareness to environmental issues. The Southern Environmental Law Center, a nonprofit with an office in Georgia ...

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 ...

The Trump administration is rolling back landmark environmental legislation that dates back to the Nixon era, including key protections for clean air and water. In addition to Earth Day, the 1970s saw ...

SOUTHERN COLORADO — Earth Day 2025 is here, and we have compiled a list of some Earth Day activities for you and the family to enjoy across Southern Colorado. In downtown Pueblo, community members can ...

WATSONVILLE — Much of the focus around helping the environment is centered around collective action, but there are individual things people can do to make a difference. These include turning off ...

On Earth Day Tuesday, Long Island residents scoured the shores of Jones Beach, searching for microplastics and other waste that spoil the coastline and harm marine creatures. "Earth Day is an ...