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The 50th anniversary of #EarthDay is tomorrow. Half a century after Earth Day began in 1970, our reporter @jswatz spoke to the day’s original organizer, Denis Hayes. nyti.ms/3av9M5s
On the first Earth Day in 1970, some 20 million people across America, one-tenth of the population of the U.S. at the time, took part in demonstrations, marches, and environmental cleanups nyti.ms/3av9M5s
“This was not an anti-litter campaign,” recalled Denis Hayes of the first Earth Day in 1970. “This was talking about fundamental changes in the nature of the American economy.” nyti.ms/3av9M5s
“The problem isn’t technological; the problem is a matter of values,” then-25-year-old Denis Hayes told a New York Times reporter in 1970 when he was organizing the first Earth Day. Read more about Denis Hayes and the ideas that shaped Earth Day here. nyti.ms/3av9M5s
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Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The original wave of demonstrations in 1970 transformed U.S. priorities and helped shape the modern global environmental movement.

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