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The History of Earth Day—and Why It Still Matters

People gather for the first Earth Day event in Philadelphia on April 22, 1970. Credit: Jack Rosen/Getty Images

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with environmental historian Adam Rome.  Earth Day was born in 1970 during a moment of human solidarity in troubled times. Violent Vietnam…