{"id":436376,"date":"2022-04-22T23:34:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T23:34:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:34:11","slug":"seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"#Seven things to know about the history of Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d81c7e9c50\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d81c7e9c50\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/#%E2%80%9CSeven_things_to_know_about_the_history_of_Earth_Day%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Seven things to know about the history of Earth Day&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/#The_inaugural_celebration\" >The inaugural celebration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/#Earth_Days_founding_father\" >Earth Day\u2019s founding father<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/#The_power_of_student_activism\" >The power of student activism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/#Why_April_22\" >Why April 22<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/#Propelling_environmental_policy\" >Propelling environmental policy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/#Creating_the_EPA\" >Creating the EPA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/seven-things-to-know-about-the-history-of-earth-day\/#A_long_history_of_conservation\" >A long history of conservation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSeven_things_to_know_about_the_history_of_Earth_Day%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Seven things to know about the history of Earth Day&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_inaugural_celebration\"><\/span>The inaugural celebration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first Earth Day was hosted on April 22, 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrations were held across the United States, with the two largest gatherings located in New York City and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than 20 million people participated in the first Earth Day events around the country. Today, nearly 1 billion people celebrate Earth Day worldwide.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Earth_Days_founding_father\"><\/span>Earth Day\u2019s founding father<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first Earth Day was spearheaded by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/artandhistory\/history\/minute\/Gaylord_Nelson_Promotes_the_First_Earth_Day.htm\">Senator Gaylord Nelson<\/a>\u00a0of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>A former governor of the Badger State, Nelson had a long history of promoting conservation efforts in his homestate and across the country. The senator had a number of accomplishments, such as banning DDT and preserving the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>alachian Trail.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson and his Senate staff enlisted the help of law student Denis Hayes to serve as the national coordinator of Earth Day efforts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_power_of_student_activism\"><\/span>The power of student activism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Young people made the first Earth Day possible.<\/p>\n<p>According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Nelson and Hayes recognized the energy of student-led anti-war activism and wanted to infuse that energy with what was a relatively new environmental consciousness in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson and Hayes sought to harness this environment-focused energy of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Earth-Day\">young people<\/a>\u00a0to help push forth environmental priorities in national politics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Earth-Day-35.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The first Earth Day celebration played a significant role in garnering support for environmental legislation, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.\" class=\"wp-image-22003762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Earth-Day-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Earth-Day-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Earth-Day-35.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The first Earth Day celebration played a significant role in garnering support for environmental legislation, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_April_22\"><\/span>Why April 22<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The focus on making Earth Day a youth-led grassroots movement helped sway the decision on when to host the first Earth Day.<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Senate, Nelson\u2019s team believed\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/artandhistory\/history\/minute\/Gaylord_Nelson_Promotes_the_First_Earth_Day.htm\">the ideal time<\/a>\u00a0for college students would be the week of April 19 to 25, and they determined that students were more likely to be on campus on Wednesdays.<\/p>\n<p>Combined with the greater chances of favorable weather in the spring, Nelson\u2019s team pinpointed Wednesday, April 22 to be the date for Earth Day in the U.S.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Propelling_environmental_policy\"><\/span>Propelling environmental policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first Earth Day celebration played a significant role in garnering support for environmental\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Earth-Day\">legislation<\/a>, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.<\/p>\n<p>Legislation included the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act, which Congress passed in 1970 and 1973, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Creating_the_EPA\"><\/span>Creating the EPA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the months following the first Earth Day, the increased push for environmental legislation led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).<\/p>\n<p>According to the EPA,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/history\/origins-epa\">President Nixon<\/a>\u00a0announced his plan to found the EPA in July 1970, and the organization was officially established in December 1970.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_long_history_of_conservation\"><\/span>A long history of conservation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The EPA and Earth Day initiatives were part of a long history of conversation efforts in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In the collection \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/memory.loc.gov\/ammem\/amrvhtml\/conshome.html\">The Evolution of the Conservation Movement<\/a>\u201c, the Library of Congress documents the American conservation movement starting over 120 years prior to the first Earth Day. Some of the early efforts to protect the environment included\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/today-in-history\/april-22\/\">the designation of national parks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Earth-Day-36-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In the months following the first Earth Day, the increased push for environmental legislation led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).\" class=\"wp-image-22003867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Earth-Day-36-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Earth-Day-36-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Earth-Day-36-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In the months following the first Earth Day, the increased push for environmental legislation led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/500px<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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