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  1. Mar 25, 2020 · Since the first Earth Day in 1970, the United States and nations around the world have made significant progress in protecting the environment. However, there is much work to be done, and new...

  2. Apr 21, 2020 · April 21, 2020. Earth Day turns 50 today. The original wave of coast-to-coast demonstrations in 1970 not only transformed American priorities, leading to landmark legislation like the Clean Air...

  3. Apr 23, 2020 · The first generation of participants targeted air and water pollution and hazardous waste—which are still a challenge today—but modern activists are also staring down problems such as climate...

  4. Apr 24, 2020 · In April 1970, the first Earth Day engaged millions of people in thousands of events around the US. Those events reflected the emergence of a new form of environmentalism. Many of the themes present 50 years ago persist, but in the US environmental issues have become more politically polarized, and it is unclear whether such value conflicts ...

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    • 2020
  5. Apr 22, 2020 · Her decision was made on the first Earth Day — April 22, 1970 — when she was one of roughly 20 million Americans who participated in some of the day’s 12,000 events raising awareness of...

  6. Jan 31, 2020 · In spring 1970, millions of people across the United States took part in more than 12,000 events to mark the first Earth Day, heeding the call of a senator from Wisconsin who felt that pollution and development were out of control and needed to be checked.

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  8. Apr 22, 2013 · On this 43rd Earth Day, organizers declared a theme: the face of climate change, which only suggests how much things have changed since April 22, 1970, when most who turned out for the first...

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