EPA
Prior to the 1920’s, very few people were aware of the term or concept “biosphere”, and prior to the 1960’s minimal people knew the term “environment”. Beginning around the 1930’s, literature concerning this topic began to appear. Up until this time Americans thought of the natural world as being a storehouse of raw materials intended for human economic purposes. In the late 60’s, Americans began to recognize an emerging crisis. They had seen firsthand serious environmental destruction. They lived near polluted lakes where it was too gross to swim or fish. They lived in grimy, air-polluted cities. They witnessed DDT killing wildlife. They were eating pesticide-ridden foods. People suddenly became aware of the environment. They realized that it isn’t indestructible or invincible, and that humans were having a negative affect on the environment. This awareness sparked a concern among some Americans and thus began the conservation movement. The conservation movement sought to ensure “wise use” of the latent wealth of nature.In 1965 the Conservation Foundation held a conference on Future Environments of North America. As a result of this conference many concerned authors published literature outlining the proceedings. The
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, NEPA NEPA, North America, Education Act, Individuals Christian, Attorney Generals, Protection Agency, House Congress, Policy Act, Policy Environment, federal agencies, global warming, federal government, environmental protection, policy federal, environmental policy, ocean pollution, quality environment, organizational structure, environmental quality,
Approximate Word count = 1084
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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