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Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin on September 27, 1962. The book is widely credited with helping launch the contemporary American environmental movement.
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designed to control air pollution on a national level
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ilipino American grape workers, members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, walked out on strike against Delano-area table and wine grape growers protesting years of poor pay and conditions. The Filipinos asked Cesar Chavez, who led a mostly Latino farm workers union, the National Farm Workers Association, to join their strike.
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book accusing car manufacturers of resistance to the introduction of safety feature
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is a feminist organization supporting women
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was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music"
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is an agency of the U.S. 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.
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s a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion
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Located in Wall, South Dakota it is has narrative exhibits about the Lakota and the Wounded Knee Massacre
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Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Wikipedia
