Today is Earth Day.
Earth Day was founded 50 years ago in 1970 thanks to Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson. Nelson was a native of Clear Lake who served in the U.S. Senate, the State Senate and as Wisconsin’s 35th governor.
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His work on environmental issues earned him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995.