The Environmental

Movement
Marissa Kellaway 1st period
The Environmental Movement
Effects from Industrial Revolution

Resource depletion, loss of biodiversity, pollution

Few legal consequences against companies

contributing to pollution

International movement

Focused on conservation & pollution

Human rights for a healthy environment

The Beginning of the Environmental Movement

1960s

Focused on few prominent ecological issues in US

Pollution of Great Lakes

Oil spills off the coast of California

DDT pesticide

Advocated for cleaner air and water

 Earth Day-1970
Organized by senator of Wisconsin

Response to Santa Barbara oil spill

20 million Americans

Held demonstrations against pollution

Focus shifted wider

Realized international co-ops would be best

 Accomplishments
1970: EPA founded

1972: DDT pesticide

1974: Safe Water Drinking Act

1971: Greenpeace
 Modern Environmental Movement
More awareness

Population has doubled

Resource depletion has accelerated

Focus is large-scale

Global warming

An international effort
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