Old tires were gathered to be recycled. Young red pine trees were distributed to be planted. The banks of the Tittawbawassee River were cleared of debris. Earth Day buttons were sold to raise money to ...

It's been 20 years since the first Earth Day, and nature has proven itself to be surprisingly resilient. Witness the comeback of the American bald eagle after the banning of DDT or the cleaning of the ...

In September 1969, at a conference in Seattle, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson announced that in the spring of 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration concerning the environment. The ...

Earth Day 1990 gave a huge boost to recycling efforts worldwide and helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. As the millennium approached, Hayes agreed to ...

KVUE Rewind: Earth Day 1990 in Austin On this Earth Day, we're taking a look back at how Austinites were celebrating in 1990.

Happy 20th anniversary Earth Day. Now blow out the candles and wish for a miracle: that we all learn from the past. In this Earth Day package, staff writer David Olinger traces the environmental ...