Which statement best explains how creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) helped advance the agenda of the environ
mental movement? 1Points A The EPA led the legal efforts to challenge polluting practices in federal courts.
B The EPA pressured Congress to pass strict laws to protect against environmental damage.
C The EPA raised millions of dollars to support efforts to clean up toxic-waste sites.
D The EPA conducted research that made Americans more aware of the effects of pollution.
The correct answer is B) The EPA pressured Congress to pass strict laws to protect against environmental damage.
Explanation:
The Environmental Protection Agency or the EPA was established in 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The EPA began operating in the same year and today had more than 14,000 employees.
The EPA cannot make laws and has to work under statues passed by the Congress. Hence, in the early days, it EPA had to put significant pressure and lobby congress members in order to work towards a better environment.
In the last 40 years, the agency has conducted numerous projects all over the country in order to ensure clean air and water.
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. The term refers to U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin) and has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting from the late 1940s through the 1950s.
