EVR 2861 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mountaintop Removal Mining, Clean Water Act, Omnibus Bill
Document Summary
First federal agency to conserve a specific resource (what was it?: u. s. Two main reasons why cities became polluted in the 1870s-1900: contamination of drinking water, dumping of garbage and sewage. First national park: yellowstone national park - 1872. Progressive period (1900-1945: conservation = major key (often won at the national level) John muir preserve wilderness areas from all but recreational and educational use: 1903 public lands commission. Promote orderly growth in the west: 1905 national audubon society created, 1908 white house conference on resource management. First official agenda setting action in environmental policy making. First conservation education organization: federal conservation interest intensified with growth of: 1933 tennessee valley authority, 1935 soil conservation service, 1933- 1942 civilian conservation corps: conservation = major key (often won at the national level) Pinchot sustainable exploitation of resources was possible. Planned and efficient progress : preservation = lesser key. John muir preserve wilderness areas from all but recreational and educational use.
