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• The First Earth
Senator G. A. Nelson brought about changes to laws
regarding pollution by creating Earth Day. Inspired by the
teach-ins of Vietnam War protestors, Nelson announced a
day of demonstrations for the environment, to be held April
Day
1 It may be hard to imagine today,
but not too long ago it was
perfectly legal for a factory to
pollute the air or for a business to
dump toxic waste into a river.
There were no laws or regulations
to stop them. One motivated
lawmaker, Senator G. A. Nelson of
Wisconsin, had a simple idea that
helped change all of that. He
created Earth Day.
(1) Not long ago, it was legal for factories to dump waste in
rivers, but Senator G. A. Nelson made the environment a focus
of his work by thinking of Earth Day. On April 22, 1970,20
million Americans participated. Earth Day is still celebrated
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Earth Day was a good idea started by Menator G. A. Nelson of
Wisconsin to save our environment. In 1969, most politicians
ignored the environment, but Nelson thought a national day of
teach-ins, called Earth Day, would help politicians wake up.
