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The first US city to start a large scale survey of air pollution was Salt Lake City. Then more cities followed Salt lake City by starting a survey for air pollution. Because of that air pollution levels were noticed and awareness was raised.
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The Bald Eagle is the emblem of the US. To prevent the extinction of the Bald eagle congress passed the Bald Eagle Preservation act. Because of this the nation’s symbol of freedom escaped extinction.
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Because of heavy smog weather, Los Angeles schools were closed by the city officials for most of the month of October. Having schools closed for almost a month creates a road block in the student’s academic achievement because the student’s learning was put off.
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46 countires including the US signed a Treaty protecting Antarctica from dumping nuclear waste. All of the 46 countries came together to slove a problem
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A wilderness act was passed that read “secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness” Because of this Resources of wildlife are preserved for many generation, by 2001 90 million acres were preserved.
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The first picture of Earth from space was released from NASA no one knew what it looked like until then. Awareness of environmental issues was raised because of this.
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20 million people celebrated the first Earth Day. It was first organized by Gaylord Nelson who was a former Wisconsin senator and a Harvard graduate student,Denis Hayes. It helped people realize the damage they were doing to the earth and it helped them appreciate nature and the outdoors more.
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Pollution began popular interest in the environment when "Keep America Beautiful" and the Ad Council aired the first “Crying Indian” commercial on national T.V.
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A wilderness act was passed that read “secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness” Resources of wildlife are preserved for many generation, by 2001 90 million acres were preserved.
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Live Earth Concerts were hosted featuring popular groups ,singers and bands, to raise awareness of climate change live earth concerts were hosted featuring Madonna, The Black Eyed Peas, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica and the Beastie Boys.
