PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1960S
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successfully lobbied for the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Act
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failed to obtain congressional approval for any environmental laws
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generated its support primarily from the working class
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joined forces with the Civil Rights Movement in which gain national recognition
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Detailed explanation-1: -Silent Spring. Environmentalism became one of the most dominant social concerns of the 1970s, with serious debate about how to best control pollution and the effect that pollution was having on the environment as a whole, whether it was nuclear, chemical, or altogether something else.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first Earth Day, held on April 22, 1970, marked a turning point for U.S. environmentalism, capturing the growing activism of the 1960s and putting the country on track to create the Environmental Protection Agency and many major pieces of legislation in the 1970s.
Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of the environmental movement in the United States, environmental policy continued to mature in the 1970s as several broad environmental laws were passed, regulating air and water pollution and forming the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Detailed explanation-4: -The existing Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act were amended to better address the causes and effects of pollution, and regulatory measures were put into place. Between 1972 and 1976, several new federal acts were also passed, regulating ocean dumping, pesticides, and the transportation of waste.