Earth Day Letter – Earth Day 1970
This hand-written letter is from the first Earth Day in 1970. A third grade student writes a letter to his mayor and voices his concerns about pollution, diesel fuel and sewage. The first Earth Day included environmental awareness projects for kids.
Found in folder “Pollution – Children’s Letters for Earth Day, 1970,” Wesley Uhlman Subject Files (Record Series 5287-02), Seattle Municipal Archives.


