Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth Day. In 1970, the first Earth Day sparked a massive public response, with 20 million Americans taking to streets and college ...

April 22 was Earth Day, when people around the world focused on ways of protecting and preserving the environment. And the lessons from this occasion can be applied to other areas of life — such as ...

While we love the Earth every day, Earth Day itself comes around just once a year on April 22. This global holiday celebrates environmental protection and sustainability, encouraging people to get ...

In 1970, Americans could see, feel, and smell the effects of pollution in their daily lives. Rivers were catching on fire. Smog hung over cities like a thick fog. That year, Senator Gaylord Nelson ...

I remember working on my first Earth Day project as a kid in elementary school in Massachusetts, constructing two huge, makeshift Styrofoam spheres showing what our planet looked like at that time and ...

Since 1970, Earth Day has been a chance to honor the environment by being a better steward of the planet we all share. And because Earth Day falls on a Wednesday this year, local organizations and ...

All of the second graders at one Broken Arrow elementary school just wrapped up a two-week lesson on Earth Day. They celebrated what they learned with a recycled art show. At Aspen Creek Elementary’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While we love the Earth every day, Earth Day itself comes around just once a year on April 22. This global holiday celebrates ...