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

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

Earth Day activities in Las Vegas included the unveiling of winning student artwork selected to appear on the Exosphere of ...

Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

The effort, released this year for Earth Day, is a three-year collaboration between USA TODAY and market research firm ...

Check out Chiefs DL Chris Jones' special Earth Day message, which made the rounds on social media ahead of the NFL draft.

In an Earth Day message, Trump's White House touted his rollback on climate protections as a boon for the environment.

Fired federal worker Nicole Rice said government jobs “aren’t just paychecks” — they’re safeguards. It was an early remark as ...

The very first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. About 20 million Americans joined rallies, cleanups and teach-ins ...

Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, Environmental Protection Agency employees and advocates call for help as the ...

In 1970, the first Earth Day events were "teach-ins" on campuses across the country.