The Environmental Movement
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Secondary Source:
"Industrialization, urbanization, and the growth of consumer industries, highways, and suburbs brought many changes. Some, like economic growth, were positive. But these human developments came at a cost, too. They used—and continue to use—large amounts of natural resources such as land, water, lumber, iron ore and other minerals, oil, and natural gas. Manufacturing, car and air travel, and other technologies also cause pollution, or the dirtying of air, water, and land. Large commercial farms cause pollution too because livestock leaves behind a great deal of waste.
In Minnesota, soil and water conservation districts were established in the 1930s to help manage local resources. In 1956, Senator Hubert Humphrey proposed a law to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) of northern Minnesota from pollution. He wanted to keep industry and cars out of the wilderness area. Humphrey’s efforts helped lead to the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act, which protected a large portion of the BWCA. Minnesota also formed the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in 1967. Within the next few years, the state passed environmental protection laws, even before the existence of the federal Environmental Protection Agency." (Unit 4 Lesson 4)
9. What success did the Environmental Movement win?
A.They allowed lumbering companies to cut down forests in northern Minnesota B. They helped pass a law to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area from pollution
C. They banned all farming in Minnesota to cut down on livestock waste.
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