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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists Repent! The End Is Here! July 20-22, 2012 [View all]bread_and_roses
(6,335 posts)71. (Mid- 70's) "would be the closest America ever came to Utopia for many a generation"
Major legislation passed in 70's
http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/events/conservstewards/welcome.html
Marine Mammal Protection Act;
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act;
Coastal Zone Management Act;
Endangered Species Act; and
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act;
Coastal Zone Management Act;
Endangered Species Act; and
Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an agency of the United States federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.[2] The EPA was proposed by President Richard Nixon and began operation on December 2, 1970
1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act
1972 Consumer Product Safety Act
1972 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
1972 Clean Water Act
1972 Noise Control Act
1973 Endangered Species Act
1974 Safe Drinking Water Act
1975 Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
1976 Solid Waste Disposal Act
1976 Toxic Substances Control Act
1977 Clean Air Act Amendments
1977 Clean Water Act Amendments
1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act
1972 Consumer Product Safety Act
1972 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
1972 Clean Water Act
1972 Noise Control Act
1973 Endangered Species Act
1974 Safe Drinking Water Act
1975 Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
1976 Solid Waste Disposal Act
1976 Toxic Substances Control Act
1977 Clean Air Act Amendments
1977 Clean Water Act Amendments
There was progress in other areas as well - we had reason to think we were on the way ...
My constant refrain - "what happened?"
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(Mid- 70's) "would be the closest America ever came to Utopia for many a generation"
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