Amid all the changes out of Washington, it can be easy to lose sight of not only which environmental policies and regulations ...

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into ...

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into ...

For those of us who were around at that time, Earth Day gave us hope that we had reached a turning point in the effort to eliminate the air and water pollution that threatened the health of every ...

Communities already facing pollution and failing infrastructure can become even more vulnerable when federal protections are ...

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

Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson, with the purpose to inform people about environmental problems that ...

The High Court has refused to accept four separate compliance reports from the government on the steps to stop pollution of Buriganga River, as there was no mention in the reports about any ...

A man’s body was found in the Cuyahoga River on Friday, according to Cleveland police. Cleveland police officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to 1180 Main Avenue for reports of a body ...

Former Daily editor-in-chief Jim Wascher '75 writes about the history of Earth Day at Stanford and argues why activism for ...

The environmental movement has been long co-opted by extremists, leading to policies that harm society and the economy.

As the world celebrates Earth Day 2025, it’s worth reflecting on its origins and the environmental landscape of the 1970s, ...