Nevada Appeal at 150: April 22, 1970: First ‘Earth Day’ today

First ‘Earth Day’ today“Earth Day,” which is being celebrated for the first time nationally today, is focusing attention on the problems of environmental pollution across the nation. For Northern Nevadans, environmental control currently centers on two major projects; control of the deteriorating environment at Lake Tahoe, and an effort to do something about the deteriorating quality of the Carson River. The unprecedented Earth Day event focuses attention in more than 2,000 communities