lecture 11: environmental policy (third wave)

Question 1

Third Wave of Environmental Policy

Answer 1

Industry was booming . . . , but people
didn’t think much about the
consequences, cleaner environment

Question 2

Industrial Chemicals - DDT

Answer 2

Very strong insecticide, Used to control vector-borne diseases

Question 3

: Rachel Carson and Silent Spring

Answer 3

Rachel Carson studied the toxic effects of DDT on wildlife.

Question 4

The First Earth Day

Answer 4

April 22nd, 1970

Question 5

Clean Air Act

Answer 5

• Reduced particulate matter (dust, sulfates)
• reduced mercury emissions by 45 percent;
• reduced the pollutants that contribute to acid rain;
• reduced the lead content in gasoline