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founded sierra club in 1892; fought unsuccessfully to prevent the damaging of the Hetch Hetchy Valley Yosemite National Park.
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first chief of the US Forrest Service advocated managing resources for multiple use using principles of sustainable yield.
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prohibits interstate transport of wild animals dead or alive without federal permit.
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published silent spring in 1962. documented the environment domage done by DDT and other pesticides. which heightened publia awareness at the start of the modern environmental movement.
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regulates the effectivness of all pesticides.
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published "the tragedy of the commons" in the journal science in 1968; argued that rational people will exploit shared resources.
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set emission standards for cars, and limits for release of air pollutants.
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protects rivers with due to aesthetic, recreational, wildlife, historical, or cultural reasons.
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environmental impact statements must be done before any project affecting federal lands can be started.
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prohibits taking marine mammals in U.S waters and by U.S citizens, and the importing marine animals and products into the U.S.
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identifies threatened and endangered species in the US, and puts their protection infront of economic considerations.
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set maximum containment levels for poluants that may have adverse affect on human health.
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all states must have facilities to handle low level radioactive wastes.
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US government must develop a high level nuclear waste site by 2015
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bans ocean dumping of sewage and sludge.
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phase out of ozone depleteing substances.
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sets pesticide limits in food, and al active and inactive ingredients must be scanned for estrogenic and endocrine effects.
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controlling global warming be setting greenhouse gas emisions targets for developed countries.
