Fifty-four years ago today, the first Earth Day burst onto the scene. The year was 1970. Lakes and rivers were polluted. The air was toxic in urban and industrial areas. Even the bald eagle, the ...

In 1968, Wisconsin tried something new to reclaim our presence in the fishing industry. Now, the world follows.

MADISON - The state's powerful budget committee eliminated a popular program aimed at conserving land and failed to fund any programs to help address "forever chemical" contamination in the state in ...

Jaxon Mercer, Rachel Starr and Alonso Prieto plant a tree as they join with Salt Lake City Department of Public Lands and other community volunteers for a combined Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration ...

Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, 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 ...

When dawn broke April 22, 19970, on West Quoddy Head, Maine, few if any "Down Easters" realized they were ushering in the Environmental Age. By day's end more than 20 million souls, mostly young and ...

In September 1969, at a conference in Seattle, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson announced that in the spring of 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration concerning the environment. The ...

2025 marks the 55th anniversary of the first celebrated Earth Day, and there are several things you can do to celebrate! The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when Wisconsin senator Gaylord ...

Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a way to increase public awareness about environmental issues. Each year on April 22, millions of people worldwide celebrate the day with rallies, clean-up events and ...

(AP) - Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, 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 ...

GAYLORD — Every April 22 there is a collective call around the world to safeguard the planet from environmental threats like pollution. Earth Day 2025 was celebrated in Gaylord on Tuesday in part by ...