Former Wisconsin Governor and Senator Gaylord Nelson is considered the founder of Earth Day in the U.S. The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 when 20 million people attended inaugural events ...

Nelson chose April 22 as the national date for Earth Day because it best fit into college schedules between spring break and final exams. It would be the day of what they named the “National ...

"As the father of Earth Day, he is the grandfather of all that grew out of that event: the Environmental Protection Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act," read the ...

Carmen Ninham, 14, an Oneida tribe member, handed a pamphlet to Senator Gaylord Nelson when he arrived at Milwaukee Technical College to speak during an Earth Day rally in 1970.

By 1969, Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D-Wis., had long been concerned about "the deteriorating environment in the United States.," Earthday.org said. Drawing inspiration from passionate student protests ...

Discover how Earth Day began in 1970, leading to pivotal US environmental laws and global activism.

MILWAUKEE - Gaylord Nelson, the folksy Democratic senator from Wisconsin who helped start the modern environmental movement with the creation of Earth Day 35 years ago, died Sunday. He was ...

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson organized a national demonstration to raise awareness about environmental issues, according to National Geographic ...

When the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970, the founders — U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) and activist Denis Hayes — ...

This coming Tuesday is the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. It was founded in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin as a way to educate people about environmental problems and the solutions to ...

But it was a senator from Wisconsin, Democrat Gaylord Nelson, who had the idea that would become Earth Day. Nelson had long been concerned about the environment when a massive offshore oil spill ...