In September 1969, at a conference in Seattle, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson announced that in the spring of 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration concerning the environment. The ...

Happy 20th anniversary Earth Day. Now blow out the candles and wish for a miracle: that we all learn from the past. In this Earth Day package, staff writer David Olinger traces the environmental ...

The dozens of local residents who have spent months organizing Earth Day events want the message of the celebration this weekend to last a lifetime. They want people to think twice about buying or ...

Old tires were gathered to be recycled. Young red pine trees were distributed to be planted. The banks of the Tittawbawassee River were cleared of debris. Earth Day buttons were sold to raise money to ...