The Colorful History of Earth Day

The Colorful History of Earth Day For 39 years, activists have gone to great lengths to draw attention to the planet's environmental needs
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Clean Up
In 1990, these Earth Day participants organized a collection of toxic household waste products in the parking lot of oil giant Unocal.

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