Ch 31: Sec 4 1960s Environmentalism & Consumerism.

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Ch 31: Sec s Environmentalism & Consumerism

Rachel Carson = wrote the book “Silent Spring”  all about how the pesticide DDT was killing all the birds Being used to kill mosquitos on a lake in NY Result = DDT Banned Earth Day created in April 1970 = promote being GREEN EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) created 1970 = sets and enforces pollution standards 1960s Environmental Movement

Love Canal: Housing Development near Niagara Falls, NY Lots of health problems (cancer, birth defects) Homes sat on top of a toxic waste dump Three Mile Island = Harrisburg PA Nuclear plant leaked radiation! Town had to evacuate. Result = push for stricter plant inspection 1960s Environmental Movement

1960s Consumerism In 1960s, there were a high number of automobile fatalities Ralph Nader = wrote the book “Unsafe at Any Speed”  by 1990 all cars had to have airbags Andy Warhol = famous POP Artist Pop Art = focused on popular cultural items

Andy Warhol’s Pop Art

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