Earth is humanity's home for at least 300,000 years and has given us so much — green grass, sunny skies, breathtaking sunsets, beautiful snow and so much more — so why not celebrate it by taking one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photo taken in 1968 by astronauts aboard the Apollo 8 sparked the first-ever Earth Day. As I watched the Artemis II send back ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Happy Earth Day! For the 55th year, the world is using the day to celebrate Mother Nature and the wonderful planet we live on.

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with environmental historian Adam Rome. Earth Day was born in 1970 during ...

Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 and is not a federal holiday. The 2026 Earth Day theme is "Our Power, Our Planet," focusing on renewable energy. The first Earth Day was held in 1970 ...

Earth Day is celebrated once each spring to promote environmental protection and awareness. Celebrating its 56th year, this year's Earth Day theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," calls for people worldwide ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 22, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Some Chicagoans spent the first Earth ...

April 22 may just seem like a normal spring day. But back in 1970, it was the first celebration of Earth Day, a holiday stressing the need for environmental reform and conservation. In the more than ...

As Earth Day approaches its 55th anniversary, some experts ask whether the celebration has kept pace with the urgency of the climate crisis. On April 22, 1970, the United States witnessed an ...

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Happy Earth Day! For the 55th year, the world is using the day to celebrate Mother Nature and the wonderful planet we live on. "Earth Day really is a symbol of the environmental movement," Sarah ...