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On April 22, 1970 the U.S.held its first Earth Day. The idea was brought up as a "series of teach-ins" on college campuses recommended by the senator of Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson. As it grew, it became managed by those avoiding the radical left associations. Earth Day was a peaceful movement rather than an anti-war demonstration or civil rights rally. It was quite a popular movement with over 20 million Americans participating in the observances. Rallies were held in Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and most other American cities, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. (History.com) In trying to popularise enviromentalism, it became rather a consciousness applied in schools and accepted my most politicians. (Brinkley,802)

Earth Day's greatest success was becoming a part of the U.S. public policy. This was obtained by Nixon signing the National Enviromental Protection Act which formed the Enviromental Protection Agency. (Schulman, 195) The agency enforced anti-pollution policies on both businesses and consumers. The Clean Air Act was also created against enviromental degradation. These decisions had an extravagent impact on the U.S.' ecology. There was a vast improvement in the cleanliness of lakes and rivers. (Brinkley,803)

In conclusion, the enlistment of the government behind these enviromentalist goals did not put an end to the Earth Day movement and rather proves the common people fiercely standing up for their beliefs in naturalist America.

Works Cited

Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2004. Print.

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