News Headline
Resources and climate change
Source
The Nation (Nigeria)
Publication Date
2013-04-23
Earth Day is observed every year on April 22 to create awareness about and support for environmental protection. It was initiated by Gaylord Nelson, an American Senator and Environmentalist in 1970. This day brought in its wake the passing of acts like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act, which eventually led to the abolition of lead from gasoline and disuse of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from the refrigeration industry.