Earth911 Podcast: Author Lowell Baier Explores The History Of The Endangered Species Act
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The Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed in 1973 and signed into law by Republican Richard Nixon, has been a bulwark against unrestrained deforestation and development for over 50 years. It...
show moreLowell explains the origins of the law during the 1960s and 70s Green Revolution and the revitalization of the ESA in the Clinton era, which made it more effective and responsive in the face of climate change. A post-partisan movement, Conservation Without Conflict, is now working in Washington to pass new legislation, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, to expand funding to support state and federal species restoration programs—Lowell Baier's books are available on Amazon and the Powell Books website.
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