Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 each year, promoting environmental protection and awareness since 1970. Now celebrating its 55th anniversary, this year's Earth Day theme, "Our Power ...

An excavator cleans up plastic and other waste materials on Mahim Beach on the Arabian Sea coast on Earth Day in Mumbai, India, April 22, 2024.(Rafiq Maqbool / AP) Each year, International Mother ...

Earth Day started in the 1970s and was designated as April 22 in a 2009 resolution, according to the United Nations. "By the end of 1970, the first Earth Day led to the creation of the United ...