News stories tagged with "earth-day"

(04/23/10) Before the first Earth Day, 40 years ago, there was no Environmental Protection Agency. No Clean Water, Clean Air or Endangered Species Acts. No concerns about global warming. There was little public understanding at all of the changes humans have inflicted on the planet.

Now, there is plenty of bad news about the Earth. But some things remain pretty much the same, and will persist long into the future if passionate scientists, researchers, and just-plain-folk have their way.

For this 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day, we have a collaborative postcard from the outdoors, from Brian Mann, and Nancy Cohen of WNPR in Hartford, Conn.

Northeast environmental reporting is made possible, in part, by a grant from United Technologies, and is part of NPR's Local News Initiative

(04/21/10) Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. A group of environmentalists at St. Lawrence University is collecting images for a large banner combating climate change. Todd Moe talks with SLU organizer Marilyn Mayer about the "350 Reasons to Combat Climate Change" banner. Next week is the deadline to submit images.

(04/22/09) It's Earth Day. All over the world, millions of people will be celebrating and speaking out about the critical environmental challenges. Slowing climate change tops contemporary lists. But researchers at SUNY's College of Environmental Science and Forestry say people are a rapidly growing part of the problem. In a statement issued this week, SUNY researchers argued that population control has to be a part of any long-term fix to the global warming. Brian Mann has more.

(04/20/05) Environmentalists called for expansion of the bottle law and for a cap on pollution from New York power plants as part of an Earth Day lobby day held at the State Capitol. Karen DeWitt reports.

(04/19/05) Thousands of empty bottles will encircle the state Capitol today. Environmentalists are setting up the bottles to highlight the need for an expanded returnable bottle law. The event is part of the annual Earth Day lobby day in Albany, which draws hundreds of environmentalists from across the state. They bring attention to dozens of causes. A North Country group will join the rally - by bicycle.

(04/20/04) Environmentalists held a rally on the sunny lawn of Capitol Park in
Albany to draw attention to several issues on the 34th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Karen DeWitt reports.

(04/22/03) If you were around for the first Earth Day, over 30 years ago, you probably remember a certain amount of what we call "hype". Litter was a big issue, and it's a pretty safe bet that there wasn't a school or scout troupe that didn't make "Litter Bug" posters and clean up the playground. But grownups participated, too. It was really a pretty big deal. For commentator Betsy Kepes, a self-proclaimed "Green Person", it still is.

(11/29/02) Last week, the Bush Administration announced plans to relax key rules of the Clean Air Act, rules designed to clean up factories and power plants that contribute to acid rain. New York's attorney general immediately joined with other Northeastern states, filing a lawsuit to block the changes. Conservation groups support the lawsuit, but they disagree about President Bush's environmental agenda. Brian Mann has this report.

(04/19/02) The North Country's Congressional delegation says President George Bush will visit the Adirondacks on Monday. The Earth Day visit comes just two weeks after the Bush Administration unveiled a new "Clear Skies" program designed to help reduce acid rain. Brian Mann reports health and environmental groups plan to protest during the President's visit.

(04/24/01) Karen Dewitt samples Earth Day events around the state.