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Erin Cooper **Environmental History Project: Richard Nixon**


 * In 1969, Richard Nixon was elected President of the United States. **He was seen as the President who was most involved with the earth’s environme**nt (one of the greenest presidents). This started mostly after the mass amounts of people who took place in Earth Day in 1970.
 * He took many steps in the right direction for a better environment
 * **Environmental Protection Agency**, 1972
 * This is a federal agency that was established to help reduce pollution and protect the environment; it brought many individual programs toward this common goal. It was used to enforce laws based on the health of the environment and the people that make up the world.
 * **Clean Air Act**, 1972
 * Coastal Zone Management Act, 1972
 * Ocean Dumping Act, 1972
 * Marine Mammal Protection Act, 1972
 * Federal Insecticide, Fungide, Rodenticide Act, 1972
 * Clean Water Act, 1972
 * Toxic Substances Control Act, 1972
 * **Endangered Species Act**, 1973
 * Safe Drinking Water Act, 1974
 * R.A.R.E. Program
 * R.A.R.E. stands for the road less area review. This program was made to find the places where the wilderness is located around the country and how it will be kept road less and safe, as national property. This also went along with The Wilderness Act which was made to preserve resourceful land. This land was not to be tempered with or used as a resource, it is only to be used for fun actives, like hiking, horseback riding and many others.

**Bibliography** 1). Howard, Brian Clark. "10 Greenest Presidents in U.S. History - Environmental Protection - The Daily Green." //The Daily Green//. Hearst Communication Inc., 29 Aug. 2008. Web. 27 Sept. 2010. . 2). Woolley, John, and Gerhard Peters. "Richard Nixon: Statement on Signing Bill Designating the Ventana Wilderness, California." //The American Presidency Project//. Web. 27 Sept. 2010. 