The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, making this year's festivities the 55th annual festival. For the first Earth Day, 20 million people went to inaugural events at schools, universities and ...

Some restrictions prevent loosening of existing environmental standards for clean air and water. Other rules can be changed – ...

Sparkill: St. Thomas Aquinas College, 125 Route 340, will celebrate Earth Day from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Vendors, family fun, music and food as well as a tour of the new SKAE Astronomy ...

Take environmentalism: in a period of climate-crisis deniers and fossil-fuel enthusiasts, it can be difficult to focus on the ...

That’s when President Richard Nixon signed the act creating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and proclaiming April 22 ...

As evidence continues to pour in showing that climate change's impacts disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities ...

Laurene Allen, who co-founded the advocacy group Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water, has been advocating for remediation and ...

At a time when communities feel fractured, here's a look at online communities taking a pragmatic approach to changing the ...

Seven grassroots Earth defenders from around the world were announced as the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize winners.

Union Heights, a historic Black settlement community in North Charleston, SC, has been poised for transformative ...