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Earth Month - Government Resources: Earth Day

Observing Earth Day

NASA

Climate Time Machine
Earth Day Posters
Equity and Environmental Justice
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Global Climate Change
NASA Earth Science
Resources for Educators on Global Climate Change
Understanding Climate and Wildfires

Earth Day 2024

Earth Day 2025

Our Power, Our Planet

Our Power, Our Planet

T ell Your Lawmakers: #Renewable Energy Now

C lean Energy Quiz

W hat Renewable Energy Are You?

Renewable Energy Petition

About Earth Day: Government Online Resources

Earth Day ’70: What It Meant
By Earth Day founder, Gaylord Nelson, originally published in EPA Journal, April 1980.
Earth Day at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Earth Day Recollections: What It Was Like When The Movement Took Off
By Nixon administration official, John C. Whitaker, originally published in EPA Journal, July/August 1988.
Earth Day at the National Park Service
Earth Day at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Earth Day at the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Earth Day Fun Facts at the U.S. Census Bureau
Earth Day is GLOBE's Birthday
EPA History Earth Day
Library of Congress Today in History - April 22
National Museum of American History - Earth Day and You
National Ocean Service - When Was the First Earth Day?
U.S. Senate - Gaylord Nelson Promotes the First Earth Day

Earth Day: Fact Sheet by the Congressional Research Service

More Government Programs & Initiatives

Earth Day 2021: Restore Our Earth
Earth Day 2022
OCS (Office of Community Services) Celebrates Earth Day
The Globe Program
Ten Earth Day Activities in Digital Government
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Where the Green Jobs Grow
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Looking for a new job or considering a career change? Passionate about the environment? Here are nine jobs you should know about. Out of the earth-friendly occupations with green related job duties discussed directly in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, these are projected to have among the most openings in the coming decade.
White House Briefing Room - A Proclamation on Earth Day, 2021

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