Earth Day is celebrated on April 22

Why do we celebrate Earth Day?
Every year Earth Day is celebrated on April 22. While it is not a federally recognized holiday, people celebrate the day through the education, awareness and action toward the environment movement.
Each Earth Day has the ability to “drive a year of energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to create a new plan of action for our planet.”
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Similar to last year, Earth Day 2023 focuses on the need to “invest in our planet.” This can be done through many initiatives, such as planting trees, voting, participating in cleanups, ending plastic consumption, practicing climate literacy and consuming sustainable fashion.

By 1990, Earth Day went global as 200 million people in 141 countries celebrated Earth Day by calling attention to various environmental issues. Today, Earth Day is one of the largest secular observances in the world with over 1 billion people participating each year.