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

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

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 ...

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.

A senator from Wisconsin was so inspired by his love of the Great Lakes region, that he became an advocate for the ...

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 ...

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

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Rolling back federal Clean Water Act water protections threatens the quality of tap water, river health, and community health ...

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