From Earth Day 1970 to 2022: A story of progress
The rise of solar power since the first Earth Day is just one example of how far we’ve come
Milestones
Milestones we’ve shared on the path to a greener future.
Cleaner air to breathe and cleaner water to drink. Cleaner energy to power our lives and a more livable climate for our children and their children. A greater abundance of open spaces and wildlife. These are among the milestones that our staff, members and supporters have achieved on the path to a greener, healthier future.
The Latest on Milestones
Statement: Fed govt. approves nation’s largest wind farm off Virginia’s coast
Four decades later, another win for the Boundary Waters
Updates
Global solar capacity on cusp of producing enough electricity to power 100 million average US households
Renewable energy provides more than 30% of nation’s electricity
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Energy Department announces national definition of a zero emissions building
Featured Resources
Timeline of clean water milestones
Milestones: America’s streams regain protection
Milestones: A race to protect Mass. rivers is won
Milestones: NJ’s ‘polluters’ playground’ exposed
The Latest
U.S. surpasses five million solar installations
Residential solar systems make up 97 percent of solar installations in the United States.
California offshore wind lease sale scheduled
December's lease sale will be the first-ever on America's west coast.
NOAA moves to protect critical stretch of California coast
We are on the brink of securing permanent protections for a biodiversity hotspot that stretches across 140 miles of California's southern coast.
California creates nation’s strongest safety ‘buffer zones’ around oil drilling
California is the only state where new fracking rigs sit next door to daycare centers. But not for much longer.
