WASHINGTON — Millions of people around the world on Tuesday are celebrating Earth Day, an annual event founded by people who ...

Among the things that triggered the first Earth Day was a massive oil spill off Santa Barbara on January 28, 1969. A damaged ...

The first Earth Day is largely credited as one of the key moments that launched the modern environmental movement.

This is why World Environment Day 2024 focuses on land restoration, halting desertification and building drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” ...

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson's 1962 book “Silent Spring,” about the pesticide DDT and its damaging effects on the food chain, hit ...

The first World Earth day began in 1970 ... also an opportunity for people to think about how they can protect the environment. Each year, a new theme for the day is announced.

For the first time, the world celebrated Earth Day on 22 April 1970 ... this day and laid the foundation of the United Nations Environment and Development Conference to be held in Brazil in ...