Earth Day

Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.

Earth Day 1970

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Earth Day 1970

4/22/21 by NPR

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/122116636
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/throughline/2021/04/20210422_throughline_final_mix_earth_day_042121.mp3?awCollectionId=510333&awEpisodeId=988747549&orgId=1&topicId=1136&d=3104&p=510333&story=988747549&t=podcast&e=988747549&size=49673283&ft=pod&f=510333

Rivers on fire, acid rain falling from the sky, species going extinct, oil spills, polluted air, and undrinkable water. For so long, we didn’t think of our planet as a place to preserve. And then in the 1960’s and 70’s that changed. Democrats and Republicans, with overwhelming public support, came together to pass a sweeping legislative agenda around environmental protection. In today’s episode, what led to Earth Day, and what Earth Day led to.