Crossroads

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CROSSROADS
RONMENTAL ORITIES FOR THE FUTURE
' The environmental movement is old enough now . . . to be held accountable for its successes and failures . . . The movement's supporters cannot now evade the troublesome, potentially embarrassing question: What has been accomplished?" —Barry Commoner
Over the last twenty-five years, a multitude of laws—the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, ' 'Superfund,'' the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act—have been enacted. At the same time the environmental movement has grown from a cause to a more mature movement dominated by the major environmental organizational giants, complete with Washington research and lobbying staffs, glossy magazines, and an intricate network of supporters in Congress and in communities around the nation. Others have also become forces for change—neighborhood groups formed to combat poisoned groundwater, and radical activists fighting to preserve the wilderness.
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CROSSROADS
RONMENTAL ORITIES FOR THE FUTURE
' The environmental movement is old enough now . . . to be held accountable for its successes and failures . . . The movement's supporters cannot now evade the troublesome, potentially embarrassing question: What has been accomplished?" —Barry Commoner
Over the last twenty-five years, a multitude of laws—the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, ' 'Superfund,'' the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act—have been enacted. At the same time the environmental movement has grown from a cause to a more mature movement dominated by the major environmental organizational giants, complete with Washington research and lobbying staffs, glossy magazines, and an intricate network of supporters in Congress and in communities around the nation. Others have also become forces for change—neighborhood groups formed to combat poisoned groundwater, and radical activists fighting to preserve the wilderness.
The environmental movement today is at a critical point. Crossroads: Environmental Priorities for the Future is a long overdue and in-depth assessment of the movement's successes and failures, and also offers prescriptions for the future. Crossroads presents the views of the country's top environmental leaders and activists, including Bany Commoner, Stewart Udall, William K. Reilly, Jr., Gus Speth, Jay Hair, Lois Marie Gibbs, MichaelFrome, ChuckLittle and William Futrell. It offers a fresh perspective on key questions and should be required reading for all serious smdents of environmental issues.
Peter BorrelU is the editor of The Amicus Journal, a publication of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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