The modern environmental movement was sparked by
- A
Religious revival movements of the 1960s that called for stewardship of creation as a divine duty for believers
- B
Federal inaction and the dismantling of conservation laws under the Eisenhower administration in the 1950s
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Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' (1962); led to EPA (1970), Clean Air/Water Acts, and Earth Day
- D
Industry leaders voluntarily reducing pollution through self-regulation, with no role for activists or new laws
Explanation
Carson's exposé on DDT; laid groundwork for environmental regulation.