Festivals, music, booths on tap for environmental celebrations
By many measures, the Bay Area’s environment is a lot cleaner that it was on the first Earth Day in 1970.
The air is much less smoggy, cannery wastes aren’t dumped in San Francisco Bay, DDT is banned, vehicles emit much less tailpipe pollution, electric cars are expanding in number, leaded gasoline is long gone, recycling programs are widely used, and endangered species — from bald eagles to gray whales — are on the rebound.
But there are new challenges that weren’t around 53 years ago when former Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a San Jose State University graduate, joined forces with Denis Hayes, former student body president at Stanford, to found Earth Day. Climate change has made droughts, heat waves and wildfires more severe. Population growth has pushed urban sprawl into wild areas. Fisheries like salmon have crashed. And new chemicals like PFAS compounds pose challenges.
As one of America’s centers of environmental activism and open space protections, the Bay Area usually celebrates Earth Day each April when it rolls around. This year, most events are Saturday April 22.— From 11 am to 6 pm Saturday in the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park, on 9th Avenue at Lincoln Way. Booths, food, speakers and live music. Free.
– Sunday April 23. This outdoor festival includes art, games, speakers, food, music and more. 1-5pm. Free. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley.
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