April 22nd (every year, same date) is Earth day! According to Earthday.gov, "Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Earth Day is a time to unite around new actions. Earth Day and every day is a time to act to protect our planet."
Earth Day, which began in 1970, is now celebrated by millions of people worldwide. Now going on 50 years around the world, hundreds of thousands of nongovernmental organizations, governments, teachers, and faith-based groups, among others, are making plans to declare that they are part of something extraordinary: a worldwide movement to protect our planet.
Every Earth Day, hundreds of events take place around the world, in communities large and small, in classrooms, in parks and on beaches, in places of worship. It is truly a global effort to protect the planet and save it for our children's future.
Each year on April 22, Americans recognize how far we've come... and what still needs to be done.
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Find an Earth Day event near you here!
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Participate Many great events are planned; have fun and protect the environment!
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