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6 Clever Ways to Make Cities Climate Change Ready

Casey Barbier July 1, 2024

Cities must enhance climate resilience as extreme weather worsens.

Vermont’s Superfund Act Leads by Example

Madelyn Dooley July 1, 2024

Vermont’s Superfund Act mandates Big Oil pay for climate damages.

How Some States Sabotage Science

Jack Dougherty June 28, 2024

American youth demand climate education, highlighting a generational divide.

Save the Endangered Species Act

Mary Mabry June 26, 2024

The Endangered Species Act is crucial for conservation.

Dennis en Uruguay

Dennis Nolasco June 25, 2024

Dennis Nolasco, Education Coordinator DENNIS EN URUGUAY Yo y Rodoflo Beltrán con el Ministro de Medio Ambiente de Uruguay, Robert

Diary From Uruguay

Dennis Nolasco June 25, 2024

Dennis Nolasco, Education Coordinator DIARY FROM URUGUAY Myself and Rodoflo Beltran with Uruguayan Minister of the Environment, Robert Bouvier Torterolo.

Sticks and Stones and the Impact of Rhetoric

Virginia Hunt June 24, 2024

We can empower youth to combat anti-environmentalism with education.

01 5 Climate Change Facts to Scare You Into Action This Halloween

EARTHDAY.ORG – October 30, 2023

02 EARTHDAY.ORG – February, 2022

03 Lauren Lightcap – November, 2023

04 Lindsey Sparkman – December, 2023

05 Fast Fashion: Our Generation’s Nuclear Bomb

Shelley Rogers – September, 2023

Earth Day In The News

The Gleaner - Emily Walker | Storytelling matters – now more than ever

Stories stick with us, shape us, and teach us. That is why stories are the most valuable resource we can give all students. Written stories are powerful...

Global Sustainable Sport - Earth Day seeking sustainability improvements in sport

Earth Day has identified the sporting industry as a key area to target in the fight against the climate crisis, but why is this?

My Green Pod - World Environment Day

In this issue we look at some of the many ways you can do your bit to protect the environment and be part of what UNEP’s calling ‘generation restoration’.

EARTHDAY.ORG RELEASES CLIMATE EDUCATION vs. THE CLIMATE CRISIS

ASHINGTON, April 10, 2024 /CNW/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG is the global force behind Earth Day, which activates one billion people...

EARTHDAY.ORG Highlights Climate Education as Key to Combating Climate Crisis in New Report

EARTHDAY.ORG is the global force behind Earth Day, which activates one billion people around the world every April 22 to advocate for the health of our planet...

Educator Voice: How teaching climate education affects students

Earth Day Director of Education and former Montgomery County Public Schools Education Head Bryce Coon wants to build even more climate awareness...

Educator Voice: How teaching climate education affects students

It’s clear to me that students today are facing a barrage of exceptionally difficult news, including headlines about climate change and how it wreaks havoc on people...

This Earth Day, Make Sure Every Child Learns Key Lessons About the Environment

Howard: Universal climate education can teach students how to preserve the planet today and train them for the green jobs of tomorrow

Climate education, indoors and out, is a necessity

It was heartening to see the positive letter to the editor about Gov. Wes Moore’s new executive order to establish the Maryland Outdoor Learning Partnership, but..

The harms of plastics are getting personal

The battle against plastics began decades ago. Early on, the focus was on the proliferation of plastic pollution and its impact on land use. In the 1980s...

On the agenda this Earth Day: A global treaty to end plastic pollution

Hey there, Looking Forward fam. Happy Earth Day (and Earth Week, and Earth Month) — a time of year when sustainability is...

That's A Wrap For Plastic

GREEN campaigners have insisted recycling is not the answer – instead we have to drastically cut our use of plastic....

Earth Day: ‘Green muscle memory’ and climate education promote behaviour change

This year, organizers of Earth Day are calling for widespread climate education as a critical step in the fight against climate change...

Shaping the Future of Climate Education and Empowerment with Bryce Coon, Ep. 74

Hello Earthlings! This week we’re celebrating Earth Day by delving deep into the pervasive issue of plastic pollution, a subject that touches on the health of our planet and ourselves. Our guest, Aidan Charron...

S4:E16 – Earth Day’s Mission to End Plastic Pollution

Commentary: Plastics, you and a global treaty — Susan Bass

This year Earth Day (April 22) marks the start of the fourth round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty. Without much public fanfare, delegates from 175 countries together with hundreds of observers representing...

What is Earth Day, when is it and what has it achieved?

Every year, millions of people across the globe gather on Earth Day to celebrate the environmental movement.

Everything You Need to Know About Earth Day 2024

As the climate crisis becomes ever more serious, each Earth Day that comes along takes on extra significance. Established in 1970 ...

What This Scientist Says You Need to Know About Hundreds of Thousands of Plastic Particles in Your Drinking Water (Exclusive)

In January Phoebe Stapleton, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Rutgers University, co-authored a groundbreaking study...

Earth Day’s 2023 #InvestInOurPlanet Campaign Wins Major Award

To bring national awareness to Earth Day, through a partnership with EARTHDAY.ORG and the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) and its member companies.

Great Global Cleanup Turns 5 This Earth Day As Organizers Aim For ‘World Records’

The Great Global Cleanup is just like it sounds. But organizers aim to make it more comprehensive this Earth Day with a “brand audit” and related attempts at two apparent world records...

This Earth Day Is About The ‘Planet Vs. Plastics’ And Organizers Are Pushing Petitions And Education

“Plastic is killing us,” says Bryce Coon, director of Climate Education Initiatives at EarthDay.org, the worldwide organizers of April 22, aka Earth Day. This year...

Reducing plastic is Earth Day's urgent 2024 theme

“Just one word…plastics,” was the advice a family friend gave to Dustin Hoffman’s character in the 1967 film “The Graduate.”...

EARTHDAY.ORG RELEASES CLIMATE EDUCATION vs. THE CLIMATE CRISIS

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG is the global force behind Earth Day, which activates one billion people around the world every April 22 to advocate for the health of our planet. Today...

The Advanced Imaging Society Announces Winners of 14th Annual Lumiere Awards

The Advanced Imaging Society’s Lumiere Awards handed out statuettes for distinguished creative and technical achievement during its 14th annual awards luncheon today...

CUPID AT WORK ON EARTH DAY

EARTHDAY.ORG journalist Lilly Howard shares the stories of couples who fell in love on Earth Day

Celebrating Earth Month 2024

Earth Month 2024 (April) arrives as a pivotal moment in human history, marked by both challenges and opportunities...

Declare April 22 national plastic clean-up day in Uganda

A National Plastic Clean-Up Day would serve as a catalyst for these efforts, uniting communities in a shared mission to rid our country of plastic waste.

The climate change lesson plans teachers need and don’t have

Angelique Hammack, a teacher in California, creates lesson plans about climate change for the website SubjectToClimate. She often starts from a question posed by one of her four children...

When is Earth Day 2024? Get ready to help your planet with our guide to the holiday.

For over 50 years, Earth Day has been celebrated across the country, and the globe, through the mobilization for environmental causes. While it may seem...