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The 'profoundly radical' message of the organizer of Earth Day
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The 'profoundly radical' message of the organizer of Earth Day

Fifty years on, Denis Hayes is still trying to keep the spirit that made Earth Day a world-changing event alive — and to refocus its energy on climate change.
Naturally, Earth Day and the country’s 1st environmental college have strong Northwestern roots
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Naturally, Earth Day and the country’s 1st environmental college have strong Northwestern roots

Today we pause briefly to tip the cap to Mother Earth - or, more specifically, to the people plugging away at the day-to-day jobs of saving her life.

Earth Day founder calls for an end to plastic pollution
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Earth Day founder calls for an end to plastic pollution

Denis Hayes was the principal national organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970, and he took the event to the international stage in 1990. He is board chair of the international Earth Day Network, and President of the Bullitt Foundation. Earth Day 2018 is slated for April 22 and focuses on plastic pollution, so Mongabay …
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

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Nuclear revival plan faces obstacles at Tennessee Valley Authority

CLIMATE
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How a First Nation’s housing project could spark a home-rescue revolution

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Michigan reimagines its toxic land as a solar-powered future