Fired federal worker Nicole Rice said government jobs “aren’t just paychecks” — they’re safeguards. It was an early remark as ...

Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day, which started in ...

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson's 1962 book “Silent Spring, ...

Dozens of Minnesotans gathered at the state capitol on Tuesday for an Earth Day rally, urging policymakers to double down on ...

Earth Day in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this year focused on the people who help study and protect the planet. Tuesday's ...

The effort, released this year for Earth Day, is a three-year collaboration between USA TODAY and market research firm ...

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has its roots in the 1970s oil crisis. In 1974 President Gerald Ford signed a bill ...

The very first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. About 20 million Americans joined rallies, cleanups and teach-ins ...

Inference, training, and everyday operations all contribute to the considerable water and power consumption required to run ...

Check out Chiefs DL Chris Jones' special Earth Day message, which made the rounds on social media ahead of the NFL draft.

Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, Environmental Protection Agency employees and advocates call for help as the ...