CSPAN3 Reel America Environmental Protection Agency History 1970-1985 July 14, 2024
With brotherhood from sea to shining sea dark skies and ruined water, burning rivers, oil spills, closed beaches. Silent spring. 20 years ago, the wealthiest nation the world had ever known, a people who enjoyed a level of private consumption undreamed of in the past, found itself awash in environmental squaller. Our cars were comfortable, but our children couldnt play outside because of the smog. Our clothes were clean, but our bays were choked with sewage and our lakes were slowly dying. A wave of horror swept the nation as we began to realize what we had done to the Natural Systems that sup...