Environmental Education
WASHINGTON - In 1969, Sen. Gaylord Nelson was so moved after seeing the devastation of an oil spill off the California coast near Santa Barbara that he called for a national teach-in on the environment.
NEW ORLEANS - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has brought out thousands of people who just want to help - though there isn't much for them to do unless they own a Hazmat suit.
WASHINGTON - Pollution before the first Earth Day was not only visible, it was in your face: Cleveland's Cuyahoga River caught fire.
