Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a dedicated public servant, long harbored concerns about the direction of environmental degradation in the United States. From air thick with pollution to ...

The first Earth Day was in 1970. The idea for Earth Day was proposed by then-Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin who, after seeing the damage done by a 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara ...

The federal bill that attracted the most support was that proposed by Democratic Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, the founder of Earth Day. His bill was fashioned as an amendment to the Clean ...

The federal bill that attracted the most support was that proposed by Democratic Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, the founder of Earth Day. His bill was fashioned as an amendment to the Clean Air ...

Robert La Follette, a progressive and populist Republican, served as governor of Wisconsin and then a senator ... McGovern (South Dakota), and Gaylord Nelson (Wisconsin), the founder of Earth ...

Madison’s youthful Sen. Gaylord Nelson, a likeable and energetic Democrat, has been elected co-chairman of the state Democratic Organizing Committee. To Sen. Nelson go our heartiest congratulations.

The federal bill that attracted the most support was that proposed by Democratic Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, the founder of Earth Day. His bill was fashioned as an amendment to the Clean Air ...