Inspired to devote his life to conservation by the 'cantankerous' author, Ryan Choi says Ed Abbey would be livid over Trump's ...

The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970, and essentially founded the environmental movement. It was organized by politicians and students worried about conservation of the environment.

She helped organize protests and it sparked the start of the Environmental Justice Movement. "It was emotional but, I knew that I wasn't afraid," said Burwell.

The first Earth Day more than four decades ago is often referred to as the start of the modern environmental movement in America. That shorthand is not surprising, given the public power it tapped ...

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