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Lil Dicky's new song features almost every top pop star on 'Earth'

Just about everyone can get behind Earth Day's mission — and one song has the supergroup to prove it. Rapper-comedian Lil Dicky, whose real name is David Andrew Burd, is...

NYC's Earth Day events: Party with Mother Nature all month

Earth Day is nearly here — but why wait until April 22 to get in touch with Mother Nature? From this weekend on, here are several ways to celebrate spring....

Missing mom's body possibly found during Earth Day cleanup

A neighborhood cleanup for Earth Day in one Indiana neighborhood turned into a crime scene investigation on Saturday after volunteers found a set of human remains along a creek that...

Stream Green With These 8 Titles On Fandor This Earth Day

If you’re stuck inside today but want to experience mother nature from the comfort of your own living room, these titles are perfect for you!

Trump Jr. celebrated Earth Day by hunting prairie dogs

Brave big game hunter Donald Trump Jr. celebrated Earth Day by shooting tiny prairie dogs — considered a “species of concern” for endangerment, a new report said Tuesday. President Trump’s...

The 'nonpartisan' March for Science ended up being very political

Carrying signs calling for “Alternative energy, not alternative facts” and to “Make America smart again,” more than 30,000 marchers packed Broadway in support of science Saturday. The March for Science...

Don't even try to drive in Manhattan this weekend

Expect traffic hell in Manhattan this weekend. About 120 blocks around the borough are scheduled for street closures Saturday. Car Free Earth Day will take more than 30 blocks of...

Venezuela's socialist hell and other notable comments

Conservative take: Iran Is on Notice The Trump team’s recent certification that Iran is in compliance with the terms of the nuclear deal has supporters and others wondering about the...

You can 'adopt' a piece of the Earth now

This Earth Day, you'll be able to show our planet you care by adopting a piece of it. In honor of the upcoming holiday, NASA broke up our planet into...

It's Earth Day and these celebs don't care

Apparently, not everyone loves Mother Nature.

The plan to inflict Earth Day torture on New York

Talk about hot air: City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez wants New York to copy Paris and make Earth Day “car-free.” As it happens, April 22 is a Friday. Can anyone imagine...

Group seeks to break record for number of tree huggers

JOHNSTON, R.I. — An environmental group in southeastern Rhode Island is trying to break the world record for the most people simultaneously hugging trees. A member of the Rhode Island...

Green v. red

With his rebranding of Mayor Mike Bloom­berg’s all-green PlaNYC into a new OneNYC focused more on reducing inequality, Mayor de Blasio has implicitly recognized an important truth: Environmentalism is a...

Happy Earth Day! Celebs going green

These stars are doing their part for the planet.

Activist stops swim in poop-tainted NYC canal over health concerns

He was in over his head! A clean-water activist who planned to swim nearly two miles of the poop- and tar-tainted Gowanus Canal on Wednesday was forced to stop early,...

NASA unveils 'global selfie'

(Use your mouse to zoom in and out of this interactive image to see whose photo made it onto NASA’s global selfie.) NASA unveiled its "global selfie" on Thursday, a...

De Blasio wants to ban new wood fireplaces

Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday by proposing more regulations — including a ban on new wood-burning fireplaces. The mayor made the proposal, along with those for...

The deadliest environmental threat (it's not global warming)

Earth Day is a chance to take stock: What is the state of the world’s environment? Our knee-jerk reaction is that it’s getting worse. But that is not only mostly...