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An Era of Environmentalism


A Brief History of Environmentalism - Greenpeace International

The 18th century witnessed the dawn of modern environmental rights. After a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin petitioned ...

Environmentalism - Conservation, Activism, Sustainability | Britannica

The contemporary environmental movement arose primarily from concerns in the late 19th century about the protection of the countryside in Europe and the ...

The Modern Environmental Movement | American Experience - PBS

June 30, 1948: The Postwar Period The first piece of legislation to lay down federal regulation of water quality, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, ...

I. Origins of the Environmental Movement - Michigan in the World

The grassroots mobilization for environmental protection that led to the first Earth Day in 1970 built on nearly a century of efforts to address the ...

The Modern Environmental Movement: How Did We Get Here

By 1990, 76% of Americans say they are environmentalists - a remarkable paradigm shift from just a few decades prior. Then, the course of the ...

Earth Day, the Largest Environmental Movement in History

One year after an estimated three million gallons of oil spilled off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, environmental activists, political leaders, ...

1980s Environmentalism and How the Reagan-Era Shaped the ...

The 1980s exemplified a notable and often consequential shift in how people – from protestors to the president – approached environmental issues.

Environmentalism | Ideology, History, & Types - Britannica

Environmentalism, political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment, claiming that ...

An Era of Environmentalism: Archival Journeys for World ... - Wiley

Organized by the United Nations General Assembly, World Environment Day represents a global forum for environmental awareness.

How the largest environmental movement in history was born - BBC

Earth Day created, for the first time, an environmental movement, as local and specific concerns around clean air, water and pesticides ...

How the First Earth Day Was Born From 1960s Counterculture

On April 22, 1970, a nationwide “teach‑in” inspired millions of Americans to care more about the environment.

Earth Day: 50 Years of Continuity and Change in Environmentalism

Because of this bipartisanship, more environmental laws were passed in the late 1960s and early 1970s than in any other period of US history.

Three Eras of Environmental Concern | Modern American History

The historical arc of modern Americans' commitments to environmental protection spans three distinctive eras, each with its own reservoirs of ...

Earth Day '70: What It Meant | About EPA

It forcibly thrust the issue of environmental quality and resources conservation into the political dialogue of the Nation. ... era" for ...

"Environmental Crisis" in the Late 1960s - Michigan in the World

During the late 1960s, an “environmental crisis” took shape as a series of environmental catastrophes and revelatory books transformed the American ...

Environmentalism - Wikipedia

Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement about supporting life, habitats, and surroundings.

How Earth Day moved environmentalism front and center

The name Earth Day ultimately was chosen when a “progressive advertising guy” came by the office offering help, Hayes told Time magazine last ...

Richard Nixon and the Rise of American Environmentalism

By the time Nixon was elected, the nation was pumping out 200 million tons of air pollutants and throwing out 100 million automobile tires and ...

Environmentalism Then and Now: From Fears to Opportunities ...

Conservation eventually became a major political issue in the Progressive Era, finding one of its foremost champions in President Theodore ...

Forces of Nature: Voices that Shaped Environmentalism

These individuals represent diverse aspects of environmental thought. Some, who questioned the effectiveness of wilderness preservation, have ...