Founded in 1970, Earth Day is an annual event celebrating the Earth on April 22. Earth Day was started to raise awareness about environmental protection and inspire action to address climate change, ...

The observance was created in 1970 by then-U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson as a way to force the protection of the environment onto the national agenda. The idea caught on with 20 million Americans ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Many people celebrated Earth Day in the Lowcountry from shopping for eco-friendly products to cleaning-up littered areas. This year’s Earth Day theme is “our power, our ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The garbage along the Inner Loop in downtown Rochester has finally been picked up. News10NBC Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean was on the scene to show the before and after ...

More than 4,000 volunteers across Onondaga County will join the annual OCRRA Earth Day Litter Cleanup on Saturday, April 26, 2025. While OCRRA works with local municipalities to identify free litter ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network is hosting their eighth annual 'Dolphin Week' this week, aiming to raise awareness about the local bottlenose dolphin population and ...

FORT ATKINSON -- Twenty members of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Fort Atkinson celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, by picking up litter along the Glacial River Trail. Armed ...

Volunteers from National Grid and the National Audubon Society celebrated Earth Week by cleaning up litter around Onondaga Lake. Regional Director of External Affairs for National Grid Alberto ...

HOPKINSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — An increase in litter is a problem not only across the nation, but right here at home. It's more than just an eyesore; it can pollute soil and water, harm wildlife, and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island high school students worked to clean up a local beach in the borough last month. New Dorp ...

Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22nd, focuses on environmental protection and action against climate change. Communities across South Carolina, including Greenville, Anderson, and Spartanburg, ...