Videos

Former Governor and U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wisconsin), founder of the first Earth Day, held on April 22, 1970. In this interview, he discussed why the creation of Earth Day was signi…

A memorial service for Gaylord Nelson was held in the Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda. The former Wisconsin governor and U.S. senator (1963-81) was known as a longtime environmentalist and a…

Former Wisconsin governor and former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day in 1970. That event is considered the beginning of the modern environmental movement. He talked about his e…

With a snowy backdrop at the national arboretum, President Bill Clinton announced several new areas designated as national monuments and forests, and announced new regulations forbidding roa…

On Earth Day, politicians, celebrities and activists held a rally on the Mall to raise awareness of environmental issues.

The Washington Journal showcased current news events and political issues through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telep…

Gaylord Nelson, who suggested the idea of Earth Day twenty years ago, spoke about environmental policy over the last twenty years. After his prepared remarks, he took questions from the audi…

The subcommittees heard testimony on an Interior Department’s report on opening the Alaska Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling and exploration, and S.39, legislation which would …

The Earth Day 1990 rally focused on the environment and the conservation of natural resources. This was the second Earth Day rally organized by Gaylord Nelson. He planned and executed the fi…

Gaylord Nelson, the former Democratic Senator from Wisconsin is the founder of Earth Day and the Chairman of Earth Day 1990. This meeting was held on the anniversary of Earth Day and Nelson …

The American Society of Newspaper Editors sponsor an Environmental Protection Panel; "More talk the Action".

This panel is entitled “Is Environmental Protection All Talk and No Action?”

A coalition of environment organization known as the group of 10 holds a press conference on the oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska.