What led to the passage of the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts?(1 point)

Question

Responses

pressure from industry
pressure from industry

rapid population growth in the United States
rapid population growth in the United States

pressure from activists
pressure from activists

passage of a constitutional amendment

Answer 1

The correct response is:

pressure from activists

Activist movements, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, raised awareness about environmental issues, leading to public demand for stronger environmental protections, culminating in the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1963 and the Clean Water Act in 1972.