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Yahoo!YES WE CAN (all act responsibly, and our actions multiplied by millions - in parallel or series - will affect our world). But our votes?
Our governments? They can do even better.
A brief listing of past legislation our Congresspeople voted for on behalf of us and the environment:
Clean Air Act sought to regulate emissions of "hazardous air pollutants" so as to protect public health. (1970)
Clean Water Act "made it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters, unless a permit was obtained." (1972)
Endangered Species Act allowed for protection of endangered plants and animals and their habitats. (1973)
Safe Drinking Water Act required that public water systems actually meet certain minimum standards for the health of the public who drink tap water.(1974)
Toxic Substances Control Act gives the EPA the ability (?) to track 75,000 industrial chemicals and thousands of new ones each year for risk to human health or the environment. (1976)
If we even begin to imagine what was happening before the '70s ... yikes.
We need wise regulation, clearly. So let's vote for it!
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