Nature Is Awesome. An Earth Day Appreciation Post
CBS - Earth Day has been recognized in the United States on April 22 since 1970. The day spurred action in Washington, D.C., to create the Environmental Protection Agency and enact laws aimed at protecting the environment.
As communities across the country celebrate Earth Day in 2025, here's what to know about the history and its founder.
Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day.
Nelson established himself as a conservation leader in Wisconsin, where he served as governor between 1959 and 1963. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962 and served three terms.
"The environment was an issue he cared quite deeply about, and he took that passion and concern with him to Washington and found few of his colleagues were interested," Tia Nelson, Gaylord Nelson's daughter and an environmental activist and policy adviser, told CBS News.
"His call to action was to designate a day, April 22, 1970, a single day for all teachers across the country to have a conversation about the environment with their students," she said.
Today is Earth Day. As my 4th grade teacher told us on this day, "every day should be Earth Day" because this is our home, we all share it, and it's the only one we have.
I'm sure Elon and Skynet would argue differently, but Mrs. Brothers was right.
This place is the only one we have, and it really is freaking amazing.
Here are some awesome pics and videos to remind us.
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