The green years, 1964-1976 : when Democrats and Republicans united to repair the Earth / Gregg Coodley and David Sarasohn, with a foreword by Senator Ron Wyden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coodley, Gregg, author.

Sarasohn, David, author.

Series:

Environment and society (University Press of Kansas)

Environment and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law--United States--History.

Environmental law.

Environmental policy--United States--History.

Environmental policy.

History.

United States.

United States. Wilderness Act.

United States. National Forest Management Act of 1976.

National Forest Management Act of 1976 (United States).

Wilderness Act (United States).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 368 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]

Summary:

"The Green Years is the most comprehensive history of environmentalism's legislative achievements, chronicling the years 1964-1976 when almost all the major federal legislation that still shapes our environmental policy was enacted, beginning with the Wilderness Act of 1964 and concluding with the National Forest Management Act of 1976. Over 32 major environmental laws or executive actions were implemented, most on a bipartisan basis. This is the first book to focus on this key period as a whole and the politics that made this progress possible"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Earth Day, 1970

2. Wilderness at Last

3. Money, Beauty, and Recreation

4. Lands, Rivers, and Trails

5. Tackling Pollution in the Johnson Years

6. The Green Nixon

7. High Tide on Nixon Water Policy

8. The Atmosphere Changes

9. Saving the Oceans

10. Protecting Endangered Species

11. Tracking Toxins across Land and Sea

12. Land and Wilderness Management

13. The Years That Followed

14. What Happened in the Green Years?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780700632343

0700632344

OCLC:

1204265508