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Saving the Earth Rachel Carson • Wrote Silent Spring in 1962 – Increasing use of pesticides/DDT – The cycle of it – Outraged the chemical industry – Noted as the person who began the focus on environmental issues – 1970 unofficial beginning of environmental movement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls-JY74M2Ik Government Steps in • Environmental Protection Agency (1970) – – – – Set pollution standards Promoted research Coordinated with state & local governments Monitored other agencies with respect to their impact on the environment • Clean Air Act – Establishes emissions standards • Clean Water Act (1972) – Restricted discharge of pollutants • Endangered Species Act (1973) – Saving threatened animal species Consumer Movement • “technologically advanced” • Ralph Nader – Lawyer from Connecticut – Noticed high numbers of automobile fatalities – Wrote Unsafe at Any Speed • National Traffic & Motor Vehicle Safety Act (1966) – Seat belts – Door locks – Safer fuel tanks • Led to organizations regulating other products • http://www.cpsc.gov/
