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A Look Back On Environmental History

From a river that literally caught fire to a pesticide that silenced spring birdsong, the modern environmental movement was born when nature pushed back and America listened. This is the story of how political pressure led to the EPA, landmark environmental laws, and one of the fastest policy transformations in U.S. history.

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