Earth Day is an incredible movement that started over 50 years ago in 1970.
What started as a day of protest to take action against climate change has developed into a global movement that's helped impact environmental legislation with things like the Endangered Species Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.
And in 2016 the Earth Day movement had a massive milestone in the signing of the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change.
Since then, Earth Day has been a day for communities to gather together and clean up the environment. If you want to get involved locally, Keep Tahoe Blue is holding two Earth Day events this week.
The first event happens Thursday April 23rd, in Tahoe City, from 2 P.M to 5 P.M. the community will be cleaning up around Tahoe City and the lake.
The second event will take place at South Shore of Lake Tahoe on Friday, April 24th from 8 A.M. to 12 P.M.
“Our Team and Event Partners hope you’ll join us this Earth Day to leave Tahoe a little better than how you found it," says Marilee Movius, Sustainable Recreation Manager, Keep Tahoe Blue.
You can register in advance for Thursday’s Earth Day event here: Keeptahoeblue.org/events-activities-lessons/tahoe-city-earth-day-cleanup/
You can register in advance for Friday’s Earth Day event here: Keeptahoeblue.org/events-activities-lessons/earth-day-cleanup-2/
