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By PETER H. KOSTMAYER
EPA Administrator Region III Philadelphia
Back in 1970, our children’s health was endangered by the lead in gasoline. The pesticide DDT threatened to wipe out the American Bald Eagle. And, raw sewage was routinely dumped into our rivers and streams.
Private citizens demanded action. So, they started a national movement that began with a huge teach-in on something they called Earth Day.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. And we have much to celebrate. We’ve taken the lead out of gasoline. Shad are returning to the Delaware River. Bay grasses are growing again in the Chesapeake Bay. The skies over Pittsburgh are visible again. Gone are the oil sheens in the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland that once burst into flames. We’re even returning contaminated Superfund sites back to productive commercial use.
These types of improvements are large-scale. They can be traced to lough state and federal regulations imposed on industry.
But environmental protection is tot just about the pollution that comes
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