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Reconnecting with the Radical Roots of Earth Day

Union of Concerned Scientists

Happy Earth Day! I was only four years old when the first Earth Day took place. Some companies have co-opted the day to sell more “environmentally friendly” products , or worse, to provide polluters with an opportunity to greenwash their miserable track records. Earth Day didn’t come out of nowhere.

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Communities Celebrate Earth Day By Joining Keep PA Beautiful’s Pick Up Pennsylvania; 216 Cleanup Events Scheduled For Earth Day Weekend

PA Environment Daily

In celebration of Earth Day, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful , whose vision is a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania, encourages residents to join the 2023 Pick Up Pennsylvania initiative. To help with the cost of trash disposal, DEP and Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association are sponsoring low or no cost disposal through April 30.

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April 22 - Earth Day: Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

More Than 100 Volunteers Clean Up 30 Miles Of River Banks In Huntingdon, Blair Counties Yuengling Brewery, Keep PA Beautiful Celebrate Partnership With Cleanup In Schuylkill County PA Chapter American Planning Assn.

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PA Resources Council Offers Free Statewide Recycling Webinar On Earth Day, April 22

PA Environment Daily

On April 22, more than one billion people around the world will celebrate Earth Day, which annually encourages individuals, communities, organizations, and governments to take action to protect the planet. pounds of waste every day. The free PRC Recycling & Waste Reduction webinar takes place at 6:00 p.m.

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Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment

Enviromental Defense

Exact times and dates vary by location. __ Amherstburg Earth Day Event Saturday, April 20 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 6480 Texas Road, R.R.#1, Orilla, ON Seed and Plant exchange Earth Day Community Garbage Cleanup Sunday, April 21 from 10:00am – 12:00pm Couchiching Beach Park in Terry Fox Circle (parking lot off Jarvis St.),

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PA Resources Council Offers Ideas To Go Green On Earth Day And Every Day!

PA Environment Daily

pounds of waste each day – that’s 1,600 pounds a year. Since much of this waste is in some way recyclable, a typical resident of Pennsylvania has the potential to keep more than a half ton of waste from entering landfills each and every year. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the average American produces 4.4

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PA Resources Council: Help Celebrate Earth Day By Putting Your 'Lens On Litter'

PA Environment Daily

Wondering how you can help celebrate Earth Day this year? Extra judging points are also awarded to those who conduct a litter clean-up and submit photographic proof of their efforts—think Earth Day! The deadline for entries is October 31. Thousands of photos have been submitted over the years depicting Litterbugs at work.