Opinion. This week is celebrated as Earth Week. On Monday, April 22, Americans will commemorate the 54th anniversary of the first Earth Day back in 1970. The day was established as a community-based effort to bring awareness to environmental issues. Read this story at Native News Online , NBC News , Yahoo , Arkansas Times , Ahram Online , www.emptywheel.net , The Maryville Forum , BBC , Miami Herald , NewsBusters , NewsBusters , CBS Sports , The Clarion News
