Environmental Movement Flashcards
(27 cards)
The Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Marine Mammal Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Environmental Species Act were all signed by one president. Who?
Richard Nixon
What had the Clean Water Act been before it was modified by Congress?
The Rivers and Harbors Act.
When was the Rivers and Harbors Act passed?
1899
What book did Rachel Carson write?
Silent Spring
What environmental hazard was at the center of Silent Spring?
DDT
Which animals were first recognized as having DDT poisoning?
Birds
What was the “green decade”
1970s
What is the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act more commonly known as?
The national Toxic Superfund
What year was the first Earth Day?
1970
In 2024, how much income did National Parks generate?
More than $82 billion
In 2024, what did it cost to pay National Park staff?
$2 to 3 billion
What is the sagebrush movement?
An effort to turn public lands over to private ownership to avoid environmental regulations
Who wrote “Sand County Almanac”?
Aldo Leopold
What are five of the frameworks for environmental ethics that Aldo Leopold identified?
economic, utilitarianism, libertarianism, egalitarianism, and ecological
What was the name of the court case that established a city’s ability to create zoning?
Euclid v. Rambler real estate company
What type of business was at the center of the town of Euclid?
A foundry that went out of business
What year was Euclid v. Rambler?
1926
What case took Euclid and turned corporations into people?
Kelo v City of New London
Who were the parties in Kelo v. City of New London?
Suzette Kelo, whose property was condemned by the city of New London, Connecticut
Which corporation did the city of New London anticipate using the condemned land?
The drug manufacturer Pfizer
Pesticide use has gone up by 3,000% since Silent Spring was published. How much has quantity of pesticide gone up?
1,000%
When was DDT first synthesized?
1936
Which companies fought to continue use of DDT?
Dow Chemical, Dupont and Monsanto
How many killed immediately in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
80,000 and 60-80,000, respectively
