So far, it’s impossible to predict. Greta wasn't the first to demand climate action. Meet more young activists. Greta wasn't the first to demand climate action. Meet more young activists.

The first Earth Day happened on 22 April 1970 in the USA, in response to a spill from an oil tanker. It has since grown to become a global event marked by many millions of people around the world.

But something happened in the seven and a half years between the release of Silent Spring and the first Earth Day in 1970. It wasn’t the burning of the Buffalo or Cuyahoga Rivers. At the time ...

They came up with Earth Day as a way to engage the public and push green issues to the national agenda. Even the first Earth Day attracted large crowds, such as these in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...

In response to the overwhelming environmental incidents of the time, the first Earth Day, in 1970, mobilized millions of people to take a stand for environmental protections. One such incident was in ...

Coel will write, star in and executive produce First Day On Earth, a 10-part series for the BBC, which will begin filming next year. It will follow British novelist Henri, played by Coel ...