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Fifty Years of Earth Day: Where do we go from here...

April 23, 2020 | By Anne Hulick

It's Earth Week—and we’re dealing with the Covid 19 pandemic. These are unsettling times. The Covid 19 virus has, in a matter of weeks, shut down the global economy, wreaked havoc on human lives, stressed healthcare and essential workers, tested us all as we quarantine, cancel graduations and important celebrations, shift our work online and required people across the globe to stay at home.

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Healthy at Home: Eco-Friendly Activities for Kids & Families

April 14, 2020 | By Tia Ryans and Jenny Vickers

Stay at home days can be a great opportunity to clean and de-clutter different parts of your house and lifestyle. But as we spend more and more time at home, how can we make sure our environment and the products we use are as safe and healthy as possible for our kids and families? We've put together

Earth Day Design Contest

April 3, 2020 | By Jenny Vickers

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22nd, Clean Water Action invites all parents and kids to join our Earth Day Design Contest!

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Garbage Patch Kids: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

April 23, 2018 | By Allie Molinaro

If you have read the news recently, you have probably seen an article or two about a recent study of the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”. The articles report estimates of plastic pollution in the trillions, and swaths of plastic waste that are the size of countries. Those numbers might make it feel

Earth Day Cleanup 2018

March 28, 2018 | By Deanna White

The days are getting longer, the birds are beginning to chirp, and the weather is warming up which means Earth Day is right around the corner. This year, Clean Water Action is celebrating Earth Day by partnering with our friends at the Minneapolis Parks Board for a cleanup day at Bassett Creek Park

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Earth Week Hero - David Tykulsker

April 21, 2017 | By Maria Ackerman

"Fighting to leave this world a better place by making the best of what we got," is a driving force behind Clean Water Action's Earth Week Hero, David Tykulsker. David has been at the heart of our organization since he joined the New Jersey Board in the 1980s. In 2005, he became the National Board