From the daily newsletter: why we should be in the streets; and Pope Francis’s tangled relationship with Argentina.

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A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

As Earth Day 2025 unfolds, communities across the United States are stepping up with energy and enthusiasm. This year’s theme ...

The movement emerged in the wake of a series of ecological disasters, including the Santa Barbara oil spill in 1969, which ...

Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. senator and governor of Wisconsin, is considered the founder of Earth Day, which started in ...

Maria Ressa, the journalist who earned the Nobel Peace Prize for her attempts to save freedom of expression in the ...

Energy Secretary Chris Wright celebrated the 56th anniversary of Earth Day by contrasting how the environment looked before ...

America’s economic problems—rising inequality, stagnant wages, unaffordable housing, and widespread working-class insecurity ...

The anniversary of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War precedes a slew of planned celebrations when the United States marks ...

The holiday remains one of the largest secular observances in the world, used to spotlight ongoing threats including plastic ...

Pope Francis drastically shuffled the balance of power within the College of Cardinals before his passing, setting the stage for an unpredictable conclave.