Earth Day

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Earth Day during a pandemic; First US COVID-19 cases earlier than thought; Holocaust survivor shares her story

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On Earth Day, what lessons for the environment has humanity learned from facing the pandemic? And, the UN warns of a coming famine of “biblical proportions.” How is Asia’s largest armed group fending off the coronavirus? And in Mexico, a network of Indigenous community radio stations is spreading the word about the pandemic. Finally, Holocaust survivor Giselle Cycowicz shares her story with The World.

Marking Earth Day with look-back at where it started

Environment

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Earth Day – Y2K

The Other Earth Day

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about… 6000 years of earth history.

The World

EARTH DAY AT 27: A LOOK BACK — AND AHEAD

Twenty-seven years ago the world celebrated the environment in what became known as Earth Day. The first Earth Day took place in 1970, and spawned a broad social movement along with it. Environmental awareness has since moved from the margins to the mainstream of US society where Green thinking has become popular in schools and […]

The World

Earth Day at 25 Years: A Retrospective of the Environmental Movement

The first Earth Day in1970 brought environmentalism into the mainstream with an unprecedented ground swell of participation. Reporter Terry FitzPatrick examines the events that shaped the movement, and talks to some of its founders about what they believe it has yet to achieve.

The World

Earth Day at 25 Years: Nothing New

Commentator Michael Silverstein remarks on the disappointing lack of U.S. governmental leadership or innovative thinking on Earth Day this year.

The World

Earth Day at 25 Years: A Retrospective of the Environmental Movement

The first Earth Day in1970 brought environmentalism into the mainstream with an unprecedented ground swell of participation. Reporter Terry FitzPatrick examines the events that shaped the movement, and talks to some of its founders about what they believe it has yet to achieve.