Endangered Planet, Eyewitness Interview: Richard Ayres

PBS Learning Media
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Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
People's Century endangered planet environment ecology economic development human rights social movements NRDC National Resource Defense Council pollution Clean Air Act
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Endangered Planet, Eyewitness Interview: Richard Ayres

This is an interview with Richard Ayres, an environmental lawyer who helped found the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Ayres discusses the lack of environmental interest in the 60s and 70s, the passing of the Clean Air Act, and the changing perception of pollution as a problem. The interview is from the WGBH production People's Century: "Endangered Planet."
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PBS Learning Media

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