Earth Month

Earth Month Reflections: Warehouses, Pollution, and the Fight for Clean Air in New Jersey

April 29, 2026 | By Tolani Taylor

NJ’s warehouse boom equals more diesel pollution, more health risks, and more environmental injustice. We’re fighting back with Kids Clean Air Zones to protect our communities. Take action this Earth Month—fill out our Diesel Pollution Survey!

Green plant sprouting out of ground with hands planting for Earth Month

Earth Month Origins: The Movement That Changed Our Water Forever

April 1, 2026 | By LaTrice Harrison

Each April, Earth Month builds on the legacy of Earth Day, first held on April 22, 1970, when an estimated 20 million Americans gathered in response to growing concerns about widespread environmental damage and limited laws in place to protect clean air, clean water, public health and pollution.

Celebrating Earth Month

April 22, 2025 | By Jon Scott

April is Earth Month. It all started back in 1970, when the first Earth Day mobilized millions of people nationwide to stop pollution and bring cleaner air and water. We’ve made huge progress since then. Clean Water Action – and members like you – have helped make things a whole lot better for our water and our health. Now, that progress is threatened.

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Earth Month 2025 – Getting PFAS out of California's Groundwater

April 16, 2025 | By Mac Glackin

Clean Water Action and our local environmental justice allies are dedicated to safeguarding California’s waters from PFAS pollution! This Earth Month, we’re focusing on telling the story of how our legislative efforts to address PFAS pollution affect communities reliant on groundwater in California.

Earth Month 2024: NINE Ways You Can Celebrate (and Protect Clean Water) Year-round!

April 1, 2024 | By Jon Scott

The urgency and positive energy created around the original Earth Day (April 22, 1970) helped launch a movement and built momentum that led to the creation of Clean Water Action and passage of the 1972 Clean Water Act and 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act.

Celebrate Earth Day, Every Day - Join Us For Clean Water’s Virtual Celebration!

April 21, 2021 | By Jenny Vickers

Looking for a fun, meaningful way to make an incredible impact on Earth Day and beyond? Join us for our virtual fundraising celebration, Protecting Our Water, on Thursday, May 20th from 7-9 PM EST.