SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - This weekend, San Diegans will celebrate Earth Day will events around the county centered around a sustainable, environmentally-friendly living.

This year’s Earth Day theme — “Invest in Our Planet” — aligns perfectly with what the San Diego County Water Authority and its 24 member agencies have done for decades.

Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s, when author Rachel Carson's 1962 book “Silent Spring,” about the pesticide DDT and its damaging effects on the food ...

Bike anywhere day is May 16, when people are supposed to bike wherever they want. “It could be, you know, to your local coffee shop, or to the park or to the school,” Saari said.

This year was supposed to be a major anniversary for Earth Day — 50 years since the first one in 1970 — and 30 years since San Diego’s Earth Fair first marked the event.

In addition to the array of trail and beach clean-ups, park events, and festivals held on Earth Day, there are a number of things locals can do to positively impact the environment on an everyday ...

Earth Day activities extended to educational institutions across the country. At UC San Diego, students rallied to raise awareness about environmental protection issues.

In honor of Earth Day, Solana Santa Fe students and their parents and/or grandparents were invited to come to the Solana Santa Fe garden April 22 during lunchtime, to make a craft and plant a flowe… ...