Wednesday, April 22, 2026 was Earth Day. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, an early environmentalist, who with a few others, envisioned an annual “Earth Day” as a nationwide “teach-in” on college campuses to educate Americans about the environmental dangers of the 1960s, which included air and water pollution from factories, highways, and commercial shipping; toxic dump sites, and wildlife extinction. The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 was the primary manifestation of a budding environmental movement. Twenty million Americans across the nation participated in Earth Day rallies, garnering support from both major political parties. By the end of 1970, Congress had passed the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Endangered Species Acts, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had been created. The Earth Day movement has grown into an international effort to combat global warming; increase the production and use of clean energy, and educate the world’s citizens about sustainable living....