Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day, which started in 1970.

The holiday remains one of the largest secular observances in the world, used to spotlight ongoing threats including plastic ...

Earth Day is a global event for environmental awareness. US Senator Gaylord Nelson started it in 1970. Millions participate in events across 190 countries. The day led to the EPA and key ...

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 across ...

After witnessing a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara in 1969, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson began hatching the idea for what would become known as the world's first 'Earth Day.' The first Earth ...

First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson, Congressman Pete McCloskey, and activist Denis Hayes. Earth Day is an annual celebration to promote environmental ...

Without Wisconsin’s “conservation” governor, the upcoming 46th Earth Day would not exist. Gaylord Nelson created the day dedicated to motivating human action toward protecting the environment. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 each year, promoting environmental protection and awareness since 1970.

In 1970, U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day to bring the issue to national attention, with 20 million demonstrators across the country speaking out against the effects of 150 years of ...