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.

Contributor:

Wyden, Ron, 1949- writer of foreword.

Series:

Environment and society (University Press of Kansas)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law--United States--History.

Environmental law.

United States. Wilderness Act.

United States.

United States. National Forest Management Act of 1976.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

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:

Earth Day, 1970

Wilderness at last

Money, beauty, and recreation

Lands, rivers, and trails

Tackling pollution in the Johnson years

The green Nixon

High tide on Nixon water policy

The atmosphere changes

Saving the oceans

Protecting endangered species

Tracking toxins across land and sea

Land and wilderness management

The years that followed

What happened in the green years?

List of the major environmental measures of the green years.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780700632343

0700632344

OCLC:

1287099310