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Earth Day
Why these rivers have the same legal rights as people
Rachel Carson: Silent Spring
The dark side of animal tourism
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A Timeline of Environmental History
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Saving the World’s Largest Trees
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U.S. Death Toll During Major Events
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Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69
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Earth Day
Rachel Carson: Silent Spring
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The dark side of animal tourism
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Key People

Robert D. Bullard
Robert D. Bullard
American sociologist and environmental activist
Jill Stein
Jill Stein
American politician and physician
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg
Swedish activist
John Muir
John Muir
Scottish-born American naturalist
Bookchin, Murray
Murray Bookchin
American anarchist, political philosopher, trade-union organizer, and educator
Julia Butterfly Hill
Julia Butterfly Hill
American activist
Anil Kumar Agarwal
Indian journalist and scholar
Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
Zambian environmentalist
Holmes Rolston III
American philosopher and theologian
Barry Commoner
Barry Commoner
American biologist
Al Gore
Al Gore
vice president of United States
Bjørn Lomborg
Danish political scientist
Tom Steyer
Tom Steyer
American business executive and philanthropist

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