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Good Earth crusade and Nixon's environmental pledge
The 1970s promised major pollution cleanup as President Nixon urged rapid progress. Critics dismissed early results as progress zero while noting the National Environmental Policy Act as a notable step forcing agencies to assess ecological consequences before acting. many environmental moves followed in 1970.
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Senate
Environmental Protection Administration
William D. Ruckelshaus
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
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