Earth Day 2025. For the past 50 years, earth day has been celebrated by billions of people around the globe, annually every april 22, to join together in promoting awareness for the health of our environment. It also prompted president bill clinton to award senator nelson the presidential medal of freedom — the highest honor given to civilians in the united states — for his role as earth day founder.
The 2025 pledge to cut emissions between 26% and 28% compared with 2005 levels by 2025 relied on ambitious federal executive actions. It is a day to educate people about the issues affecting the planet and to raise awareness for and celebrate the efforts in place to protect the environment.