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The Green Movement

The 60's era was rightly known for it's activist movements, from civil rights to the peace movement, to 'counter culture' and social justice, and the beginnings of what would become a global environmental movement. Many of the threads for the green era began with the 'teach ins' and the first Earth Day in 1970. http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-history-movement

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http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/guardian-origins-epa

American environmentalism dawned as a popular movement on a mild spring afternoon in 1970. Wednesday, April 22nd, brought blue skies, light breezes, and temperatures in the 60s to New York City and Washington, D.C. Much of the rest of the country enjoyed similar conditions. On that day, the influence of nature had particular meaning; the nation held a celebration of clean air, land, and water. Encouraged by the retreat of winter, millions participated.

The first Earth Day may have been prompted, in part, by the recent moon landings. When the astronauts turned their cameras homeward, capturing the image of a delicate blue planet, the world looked upon itself with fresh understanding...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_policy_of_the_United_States

• http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/George_E._Brown_Jr

http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-order-11102

http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/birth-epa

http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/guardian-epas-formative-years-1970-1973

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The number of environmental protection bills began a process that continues to this day...

The legacy and unprecedented flurry of public policy demands for legislation set in place a foundation for the United States and beyond.

Water quality act http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3456400109/water-quality-act-1965.html

Air quality act http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3197&context=lcp

National environmental policy act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Environmental_Policy_Act

Occupational safety and health act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Act

Consumer product safety act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Act

Federal insecticide, fundicide and rodenticide act http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/lfra.html

Clean water act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Water_Act

Noise control act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_Control_Act

Endangered species act http://www.fws.gov/endangered/laws-policies/

Safe drinking water act http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/sdwa/basicinformation.cfm