World Earth Day takes place every year on the 22nd April. This event started in 1970 as a day for people to think about their actions and how they can affect the Earth. On this day, people come ...

World Earth Day is a celebration that takes place every year on the 22nd of April. The first World Earth day began in 1970. On this day, many people raise awareness of environmental issues and ...

Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now ...

Recognizing the power of this growing movement, President Richard Nixon and Congress responded by creating the Environmental Protection Agency and enacting a wave of laws, including the Clean Air Act, ...

World Soil Day is an international event dedicated to raising awareness about the critical importance of healthy soils for ...

On World Earth Day, big wave surfer Laura Crane speaks to BBC Sport about the issues she has witnessed in the oceans and why it is important to her to protect them. READ MORE: What is Earth Day ...

But Earth Day’s impact extended far beyond the United ... longer – or might never have happened at all. Alarms across the world In 1970 governments around the world were contending with ...

April 22nd is World Earth Day, and three leading Falkland Islands experts in the environment and protecting our planet's scarce resources addressed the issue. They are Esther Bertram, CEO of ...