Earth Day, first held in 1970, is a global celebration to raise awareness and demonstrate support for environmental protection. Young adults have played a role in the success of Earth Day since the beginning. Roughly two thousand colleges and universities across the United States participated in the first Earth Day, which is now observed in nearly 200 countries across the world!
Students continue to help make the annual April 22 festivities a success, with most colleges and universities holding official Earth Day events on campus. Whether or not your school is hosting its own environmental awareness festivities, it
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