Earth Day 2022 • April 22nd
Earth Day 2022 is focused on accelerating solutions to combat our greatest threat, climate change, and to activate everyone – governments, citizens, and businesses – to do their part. Here are 52 ways you can Invest in Our Planet. Read more about Earth Day 2022.
Plastic pollution is one of the most important environmental problems that we face today. Use this calculator to learn about how many plastic items you consume and discard every year. Read more.

How much do you know about our Earth? Test your knowledge on climate change, clean energy, environmental literacy, and more topics! Read more.
Earth Day Events
Thursday, April 21, 12-7pm -- Join the climate conversation in person or virtually! The event includes dozens of exhibitor booths and a broadcast of Earth Day Initiative's Virtual Stage featuring experts and celebrities such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Read more.
Saturday, April 23, 12-4pm, Lachat Town Farm, Weston, CT -- Enjoy this free, local event celebrating the Earth with an amazing group of vendors, demonstrations, food tents, live acoustic music, and children's programming. Read more.
Sunday, April 24, 11am-3pm, Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, CT -- Join Bartlett Arboretum for a free day of learning, growing, and celebrating nature in honor of Arbor Day and Earth Day! Read more.
April 29-May 2 -- The Maritime Aquarium and iNaturalist are excited to bring the City Nature Challenge to Fairfield and Westchester Counties again in 2022! The City Nature Challenge is an international event where people find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. Read more.
Sustainability News
NY, CT, MA, and NJ join dozens of corporations and universities in demonstrating shared vision for clean energy. Read more.
According to a new study, reducing food waste by just half could be a more effective way to protect biodiversity than changing people's diets. Read more.
The world still has time to avoid the most extreme dangers of climate change, but only if nations cut greenhouse gas pollution much faster from nearly every aspect of human activity. Read more.
Live Every Day Like It’s Earth Day
Offer much-needed food for our beleaguered bees and butterflies who are starving after a long winter. Read more.
Here are 22 sustainable alternatives to make your life easier, healthier, and of course, more eco-friendly. Read more.
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has repeatedly highlighted, we have an opportunity to change the narrative on climate change. Read more.
Planet Together is your source for tips, tools and inspiring events. Learn about actions you can take, plus join The Nature Conservancy's Earth Day event: Let's Planet Together, featuring speakers, special guests, and musical performances.
Resources
Earth Day Network's mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, Earth Day Network is the world's largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 75,000 partners in over 190 countries to drive positive action for our planet.
 
CT.gov's environmental tips for Earth Day and every day.
 
During every state legislative session, CTLCV tracks key bills that will affect clean air, clean water, clean energy, public health, and natural resources.
 
U.S. EPA's Earth Day page featuring project resources and ideas for teachers and students, artwork sharing, and more.
Ashforth's Environmental Mission: We will be stewards of our environment by taking responsible actions in our business, community and personal lives.

Ashforth's Green Council focuses on identifying and implementing ways to reduce the company and its portfolio's environmental footprint, increase sustainability awareness, and improve the health of all its buildings and their occupants.

Please send story ideas to the Ashforth Green Council.