<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_lv1c4b820" alt="image.png" width="196" height="75" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br><div><font color="#38761d"><b>Earth Day is one week from today.  It is interesting that this holiday creates a lot of activities.  People come from everywhere to plant a tree, pick up litter or to recycle.  You may take part in celebrating Earth Day every year, but can you explain the history of Earth Day if asked?  Below is an article from the Indianapolis Star that gives a brilliant summary of how Earth Day started and what people do on Earth Day.  What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day?</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="font-size:32px;margin:0px 0px 0.4em;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:44px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Poppins;max-width:16em">When is Earth Day? What to know about the upcoming day that celebrates protecting our home</h1><div class="gmail-caas-attribution-with-share" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;color:rgb(29,34,40);font-family:_OpenSans,OpenSans,"Helvetica Neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div class="gmail-aol-attr" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><a class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp gmail-aol-attr__provider-logo" href="https://www.aol.com/" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;height:19.1875px;display:inline-block;color:gray;text-decoration-line:none;margin-right:10px;font-weight:600;font-size:0.923em">Gannett</a><div class="gmail-aol-attr__author" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-left:1px solid rgb(153,153,153);padding-left:10px;height:39.9844px;display:flex"><div class="gmail-aol-attr-item-author" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span class="gmail-caas-author-byline-collapse" id="gmail-m-4" style="box-sizing:border-box"><span class="gmail-aol-attr__author--title" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase">KATIE WISEMAN, INDIANAPOLIS STAR</span></span></div><div class="gmail-caas-attr-time-style" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:600;display:inline-block;font-size:0.923em;color:gray">April 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM</div></div></div><div class="gmail-caas-share-section" style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-caas-share-buttons" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:flex"><a class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp gmail-caas-button gmail-noborder gmail-caas-tooltip gmail-facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=458584288257241&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aol.com%2Fearth-day-know-upcoming-day-130048955.html%3Fsoc_src%3Dsocial-sh%26soc_trk%3Dfb%26tsrc%3Dfb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Share" style="background:rgb(80,113,182);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:_OpenSans,OpenSans,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.3em;padding:0.5em 1em;line-height:1;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(247,248,255);border:0px;border-radius:2px;display:inline;margin:0px;overflow:visible;outline:0px;width:auto"><span class="gmail-facebook gmail-icon" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;width:auto"></span></a><a class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp gmail-caas-button gmail-noborder gmail-caas-tooltip gmail-twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=When%20is%20Earth%20Day?%20What%20to%20know%20about%20the%20upcoming%20day%20that%20celebrates%20protecting%20our%20home&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aol.com%2Fearth-day-know-upcoming-day-130048955.html%3Fsoc_src%3Dsocial-sh%26soc_trk%3Dtw%26tsrc%3Dtwtr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Tweet" style="background:rgb(0,0,0);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:_OpenSans,OpenSans,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.3em;padding:0.5em 1em;line-height:1;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(247,248,255);border:0px;border-radius:2px;display:inline;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.6em;overflow:visible;outline:0px;width:auto"><span class="gmail-twitter gmail-icon" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:inline-block;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;width:auto"></span></a><a class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp gmail-caas-button gmail-noborder gmail-caas-tooltip gmail-mail" href="mailto:?subject=When%20is%20Earth%20Day?%20What%20to%20know%20about%20the%20upcoming%20day%20that%20celebrates%20protecting%20our%20home&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aol.com%2Fearth-day-know-upcoming-day-130048955.html%3Fsoc_src%3Dsocial-sh%26soc_trk%3Dma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Email" style="background:rgb(130,140,147);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:_OpenSans,OpenSans,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.3em;padding:0.5em 1em;line-height:1;text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(247,248,255);border:0px;border-radius:2px;display:inline;margin:0p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tates — to take to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate against the impacts of 150 years of industrial development which had left a growing legacy of serious human health impacts," according to <a href="https://www.earthday.org/history/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,105,255);text-decoration-line:none">EarthDay.org</a>.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px auto 30px;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.01em;line-height:2em;max-width:620px">The first Earth Day also led to the creation of the <a href="https://www.epa.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,105,255);text-decoration-line:none">United States Environmental Protection Agency</a> which were responsible for passing the first major environmental laws including the National Environmental Education Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Clean Air Act, and only two years later, the Clean Water Act.</p><h2 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:1.4em;line-height:1.4em;margin:0px auto 30px;max-width:620px">How do we celebrate Earth Day today?</h2><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px auto 30px;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.01em;line-height:2em;max-width:620px">Earth Day is still celebrated through activism and individuals doing their part by volunteering in their communities and educating themselves on environmental issues.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px auto 30px;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.01em;line-height:2em;max-width:620px">In Indianapolis, you can celebrate Earth Day at <a href="https://earthdayindiana.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,105,255);text-decoration-line:none">Garfield Park</a>,<a href="https://www.indianapoliszoo.com/celebrate-earth-day/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,105,255);text-decoration-line:none"> the Indianapolis Zoo</a>, <a href="https://jccindy.org/earth-day/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,105,255);text-decoration-line:none">the JCC</a>, <a href="https://allevents.in/indianapolis/blt-and-midnight-riot-present-earth-day-community-day/200026339121005#google_vignette" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,105,255);text-decoration-line:none">Tarkington Park</a> and more.</p><div class="gmail-caas-figure-with-pb" style="box-sizing:border-box;overflow-y:hidden;margin-left:20px;margin-right:20px;max-height:828px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><div class="gmail-caas-img-container" style="box-sizing:border-box;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:451.172px"><img class="gmail-caas-img gmail-caas-lazy gmail-has-preview gmail-caas-loaded" alt="During their first day in their urban garden, Tysha Ahmad and some of her campers admire an earth worm Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Part of the first week of camp is coming up with camper rules and goals." src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/yjWMtPeLiotgYyjR2gzVCw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/aol_gannett_aggregated_707/88fdc84ccb1e5db4cc887559842fdc94" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; min-height: 1px; vertical-align: top; will-change: opacity; height: auto; top: 0px; left: 336.703px; transform: translate(-50%, 0px); min-width: 1px;"><span style="color:rgb(69,78,86);font-size:1em">During their first day in their urban garden, Tysha Ahmad and some of her campers admire an </span>earth worm<span style="color:rgb(69,78,86);font-size:1em"> Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Part of the first week of camp is coming up with camper rules and goals.</span></div><div class="gmail-caas-img-container" style="box-sizing:border-box;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:451.172px"><em style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:1.2em;letter-spacing:0.01em;box-sizing:border-box">Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar. Contact her at <a href="mailto:klwiseman@gannett.com">klwiseman@gannett.com</a>. Follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/itskatiewiseman" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,105,255);text-decoration-line:none">@itskatiewiseman</a>.</em></div></div></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px auto 30px;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.01em;line-height:2em;max-width:620px"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2024/04/15/earth-day-2024-environmental-movement-conservation-volunteering-celebrating/73324932007/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" class="gmail-link gmail-rapid-noclick-resp" style="background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(15,105,255);text-decoration-line:none">Earth Day 2024: When is it? Why do we celebrate?</a></em></p></div></div></div>