“The first Earth Day in 1970 mobilized millions of Americans for the protection of the planet. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans — 10% of the U.S. population at the time — took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and demand a new way forward for our planet.
The first Earth Day is credited with launching the modern environmental movement and is now recognized as the planet’s largest civic event. Earth Day led to passage of landmark environmental laws in the United States, including the Clean Air, Clear Water and Endangered Species Acts. Many countries soon adopted similar laws, and in 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day to sign the Paris Climate Agreement into force.” — https://www.earthday.org
In the Sacramento area, beginning in the early 1970s, residents attended Earth Day events in Davis, CA. In the 1990s, Kathy Reis organized Earth Day events in Sacramento. The Sierra Club took over the management of Sacramento Earth Day in 2000, and ECOS and Sierra Club co-hosted the event for six years. In 2006, ECOS became the official host of Sacramento Earth Day.
