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US History: Changemakers (2024): Environmental Movement

Resources on key changemakers .

US Postage Stamps, 1970

1970 USPS postage stamps. Public Domain.

Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson: Ecologist and Author

Denis Hayes

Denis Hayes: Coordinator of the First Earth Day

Lois Gibbs

Lois Gibbs: Environmental Activist

Lois Gibbs: "Still Mad as Hell"
Love Canal
Includes video
History: The Start of a Movement
Essay by Lois Gibbs

Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold: Ecologist and Author

Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle: Oceanographer & Advocate for Ocean Conservation

Sylvia A. Earle
TNC and Dr. Sylvia Earle: Like-Minded Ocean Advocates
Includes video.
Sylvia Earle Is Not Done Exploring

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