World Earth Day
1. With as many as 192 countries participating towards this green cause, World Earth Day is the largest secular observance across the globe.
2. The initiative to observe 22nd April of every year as World Earth Day led to the adoption of several federal laws related to the protection of the environment. Clean Air Act (1970), Paris Agreement, and Clean Water Act amendment (1972).
3. So important is the day that scientists also lend their voices to the cause.
4. In one year, the day changed the way 25% of the U.S. population viewed the necessity of working towards a green planet.
5. The observances had to be taken to the virtual platform in 2000 for a greater reachability among people across the globe.