U.S. History Unit 9 30.4 PPT Notes: Environmental Movement

U.S. History – Unit 9 – 30.4 PPT Notes: Environmental Movement

Background

In 1958 Olga Huckins noticed several ______in her backyard the day after her neighborhood had been ______with ______to control ______

Olga wrote to her friend ______to look into a possible connection

Carson’s research results in her writing the book ______ which started the environmental movement

Environmental Movement

Began in the 1960s

Demanded the government to take actions to ______and restore the environment and natural resources

Began to realize that products being used to improve people’s lives were ______

Rachel Carson

Carson along with being a ______was also an award winning ______

She promoted the idea that

______and that all parts of nature ______

Humans are responsible for the health of the environment because they have the power to change it

Silent Spring warned against the ______of this ______

Silent Spring

In the book Carson warns against the use of ______

Especially ______

Carson argued that DDT had increased ______by limiting pests but also killed plants and animals that were not the intended target

______les were being especially threatened by DDT

Noted that the chemicals carried from one living thing to the next and could ultimately harm ______

The book was a huge success and resulted in much debate

______argued that Carson ______issues

Public tended to ______

A government committee was formed to research the issue

President Johnson agreed that there needed to be greater ______and ______on the effects of the use of chemicals, fumes and toxic waste

Nuclear Power

Concerns over the use of ______(i.e. coal and gas) prompted the use of ______to generate ______

Caused ______air pollution

However, these plants dumped water that had been used to cool the nuclear reactor into ______

______the water ______killing plant and animal life

Concern began to grow over the water pollution of nuclear power plants as well as the possibility of a catastrophe should ______material be released into the ______

The result was the formation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 1974

Oversees all nuclear power plant ______

Public Response

In 1969 an ______off the coast of Santa Barbara, CA ______and killed much wildlife and fouled the beaches

______environmental movements began to spring up around the country supporting ______efforts

Earth Day

In 1969 Senator Nelson from Wisconsin announced his state would be holding a day of ______and ______about the ______on April 22, 1970

The next year the first Earth Day was celebrated

Goals were to

______about environmental issues

Bring an end to environmental ______

Government Actions

Environmental Protection Agency (______) in 1970

______and ______national pollution standards

Made an agreement with ______manufacturers to add ______to cars to turn pollutants into ______substances

Clean ______Act of 1970

Control business and car ______

Clean ______Act of 1972

Regulate discharge of ______

Built ______facilities

Regulates disposal of ______waste

Balancing Business and the Environment

Concern over ______to ______to ______government environmental regulations

Government and businesses had to work together towards ______

Example

______built in 1974