On the first Earth Day in 1970, 20 million people in the United States took a stand to demand a better way forward for our planet. Here we are 50 years later, ready to celebrate the achievements of the environmental movement, and give each other inspiration to keep fighting the fights of climate change, environmental degradation, and justice. The history of Earth Day teaches us that advocacy and activism are critical to triger federal action and system changes. Regulations, policies, and incentive programs designed to protect the health of people, wildlife, and natural resources have had measurable impacts over past 50 years. However, as "we find ourselves facing an even more dire, almost existential, set of global environmental challenges", we must at once balance individual actions to live, work, and play in alignment with environmentally and socially conscientious values while calling on leaders in private and public sectors to follow suit. More >>