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Multiple Earth Day Events To Be Held Across The Bay Area
An estimated 30 million people showed up and demonstrated to celebrate and raise concerns over clean air, land, and water.
On Monday, the international community will celebrate the 54th anniversary of Earth Day with events across the globe.
The first Earth Day took place April 22, 1970. A U.S. Senator from Wisconsin named Gaylord Nelson prompted a massive demonstration.. when he called for students to and communities to fight for the environment and oppose environmental degradation using the same energy and fervor that was shown during the Vietnam War demonstrations.
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An estimated 30 million people showed up and demonstrated to celebrate and raise concerns over clean air, land, and water. In December 1970, Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. EPA. Senator Nelson is often credited with creating Earth Day to bring environmental issues onto the national agenda.
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