What is Earth Day And what will millions of people do during Earth Day?
What is happening in the Los Angeles region?Many Los Angeles area environmental, social justice and religious groups plan a powerful series of Earth Day events, actions and teach-ins before, during and after the month of April of every year.
How did Earth Day begin?
In 1970, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed a nationwide "Environmental Teach-in" on college campuses across America. Denis Hayes led the organizing effort which involved 20 million Americans celebrating the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. It led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Click here for more info.
What is happening on Earth Day around the world?
Earth Day is organized every year by over 4,000 organizations in 168 countries around the world. National and local groups are developing a multitude of activities during the month of April, which are expected to involve hundreds of millions of people worldwide, in a grassroots call for clean energy solutions to global warming. Click here for more info.