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Hetch Hetchy Environmental Debates


Hetch Hetchy Environmental Debates - National Archives

Between 1908 and 1913, Congress debated whether to make a water resource available or preserve a wilderness when the growing city of San ...

Hetch Hetchy: Congress and the Environment | National Archives

From 1908-1913, Congress debated legislation to supply the city of San Francisco with water by damming the Hetch Hetchy Valley.

The Great Hetch Hetchy Debate - Bay Area Monitor

Restoring Hetch Hetchy could also come at an environmental cost. “I would never put Hetch Hetchy where it is, but the fix itself would be destructive ...

Environmental Case Study: Hetch Hetchy Valley | DocsTeach

At the heart of the debate was the conflict between conservationists, who held that the environment should be used in a conscientious manner to benefit society, ...

The Fight for Hetch Hetchy | Environment & Society Portal

After the dam was completed in 1923, waters flooded the valley, destroying Muir's environmental muse. The flooding of Hetch Hetchy valley is an enduring issue ...

HETCH HETCHY: The Epic Enviro Battle That Changed America

Hetch Hetchy was the first major battle of the environmental movement. It pitted a powerful city against a dedicated group of conservationists.

The Conservation Movement at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy ...

Until this debate, conservationists seemed fairly united in their aims. San Francisco's need for a reliable water supply, along with a new political dynamic at ...

Hetch Hetchy Valley Controversy - (California History) - Fiveable

The Hetch Hetchy Valley Controversy was a significant environmental debate in the early 20th century centered around the decision to dam Hetch Hetchy Valley ...

John Muir Contests the Hetch-Hetchy Dam - History Matters

“Dam Hetch Hetchy!”: John Muir Contests the Hetch-Hetchy Dam ... The Progressive Era's most controversial environmental issue was the 1908–1913 struggle over ...

Controversy - Hetch Hetchy - Weber State University

The idea of building a dam in the Hetch-Hetchy Valley sparked a nationwide controversy over what should and should not be allowed within our national parks.

The Hetch Hetchy Timeline - John Muir National Historic Site (U.S. ...

John Quinton of the U.S. Geological Survey issues a report mentioning that a reservoir in the Hetch Hetchy Valley could serve as an unfailing ...

Environmental Case Study: Hetch Hetchy Valley | DocsTeach

Between 1908 and 1913, Congress debated whether to make a water resource available or preserve a wilderness when the growing city of San Francisco, California, ...

Giving a Dam: Congress Debates Hetch Hetchy - History Matters

The era's most controversial environmental issue was the five-year struggle over federal approval for the flooding of a remote corner of federally-owned land in ...

The Debate Over Hetch Hetchy - OER Commons

Conservationists like Pinchot believed that Hetch Hetchy should be used as a sustainable fresh water source for the growing City of San Francisco.

Hetch Hetchy: To Restore or Not - YouTube

PBS NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels and producer Catherine Wise produced this segment in 2005 about the environmental debate over ...

Introduction | The Battle Over Hetch Hetchy - Oxford Academic

This book is the story of that controversy. The struggle over the fate of California's Hetch Hetchy Valley represents a classic story in the ongoing debate over ...

Hetch Hetchy and a Century of Environmentalism - Sierra Club

Still, Hetch Hetchy remains the greatest blemish in our national parks. 100 years ago, this nation's lawmakers made a grave environmental ...

Hetch Hetchy gushes over wetlands

A different story is unfolding at Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park, where water is being released to conserve and restore wildlife.

Nature Be Dammed: The Hetch Hetchy Dam Debate - Save The Water

A centuries'-old debate over the Hetch Hetchy Valley Dam, which provides millions with drinking water, continues to this day.

the hetch hetchy dam construction was one of the first debates ...

When the expanding population of San Francisco, California suggested building a dam in the Hetch Hetchy Valley to offer a reliable water supply, ...