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Earth Day is a Call to Action

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Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed a nation-wide environmental teach-in, hiring activist Denis Hayes to serve as national coordinator. credit: Shutterstock The central goal is for a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040 to lead to the larger goal of a plastic-free future. History of Earth Day In April 1970, U.S.