{"id":1011,"date":"2019-09-09T09:53:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T07:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenoclock.gr\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2019-09-09T09:53:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T07:53:05","slug":"the-history-of-environmental-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lefkasgreenroots.eu\/?p=1011","title":{"rendered":"The history of environmental protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today you can\u2019t throw a stone without hitting someone talking about the importance of environmental protection, the dangers of pollution and global warming. Of course just because we are talking about does not mean that we are closer to solving the problem but it is a step into the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These issues are\nwell known, but this wasn\u2019t always the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what is environmental protection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0It is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments.\u00a0Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair damage and reverse trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American\nconversation about protecting the environment began in the 1960s.  Rachel Carson had published her attack on the\nindiscriminate use of pesticides, Silent Spring<\/em>, in 1962. \nConcern about air and water pollution had spread in the wake of\ndisasters.  An offshore oil rig in California fouled beaches with millions\nof gallons of spilled oil. Near Cleveland, Ohio, the Cuyahoga River, choking\nwith chemical contaminants, had spontaneously burst into flames. \nAstronauts had begun photographing the Earth from space, heightening awareness\nthat the Earth\u2019s resources are finite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early 1970, as\na result of heightened public concerns about deteriorating city air, natural\nareas littered with debris, and urban water supplies contaminated with\ndangerous impurities, all of this led to the creation of the Environmental\nProtection Agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the European Union Environmental protection has become an important task for the institutions of the\u00a0European Community\u00a0after the\u00a0Maastricht Treaty for the\u00a0European Union\u00a0ratification by all of its member states in 1992\u00a0.
The EU is active in the field of environmental policy, issuing directives such as those on\u00a0enviromental impact assessment\u00a0and on\u00a0access to enviromental information\u00a0for citizens in the member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article I focused on the role of governments in environmental protection but we must not forget that it is the responsibility of all the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in finding out more information about this subject visit
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