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

Earth Day is a global event for environmental awareness. US Senator Gaylord Nelson started it in 1970. Millions participate ...

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson's 1962 book “Silent Spring, ...

Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson, with the purpose to inform people about environmental problems that ...

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

A senator from Wisconsin was so inspired by his love of the Great Lakes region, that he became an advocate for the ...

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

First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson, Congressman Pete McCloskey, and activist Denis ...

When the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, the founders — U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and activist Denis ...

Earth Day recognizes the environmental movement. Here's how it started and why it’s still celebrated every April 22.