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Earth Day is a date to increase public awareness of the world’s environmental problems.
It was held in the United States for the first time on 22 April 1970, when millions of citizens, including students from thousands of colleges and universities, participated in rallies, marches, and educational programs across the country.
Earth Day was the brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a tenacious environmentalist who hoped to bring unity to the grassroots environmental movement and raise ecological awareness. In addition, he wanted to force this issue permanently on the national political agenda.
The publication of 1960 from the book “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson, on the effects of pesticides, is often cited as the beginning of the environmental movement in the US Sustainability, organic eating, and the “back to the earth” movement continued to gain traction throughout the 1990s 1960.
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In fact, the first Earth Day raised environmental awareness in United States, and in July 1970 the Environmental Protection Agency was established by special executive order to regulate and enforce national legislation on contamination.
Earth Day also led to the passage of the Clean Water and Endangered Species Laws.
The 22 April 1990, the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, more than 200 million people in 141 countries participated in the celebrations, while Senator Nelson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from hands of President Clinton.
This day has been celebrated on different days by different groups at the international level, The United Nations officially celebrates it on the vernal equinox, which usually occurs around 21 of March.
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