Question

In the 1970s public opinion favored cleaning up the environment. Since the 1980s, some members of Congress and industry leaders have fought against environmental laws that regulate the amount of pollution that can be added to the environment. Are they working in the best interests of the public or the environment. EXPLAIN our answer. *

Answer 1

Answer:

 The congress leaders are working in the best interests of the environment.      

Explanation:      

Contributions of the Congress leaders to the environment in 1970s-1980s .

Spurred by the mass mobilization, within five years Congress had created some of the most consequential environmental legislation to date: the establishment of Environmental Protection Agency (1970), the Clean Air Act (1970), the Clean Water Act (1972), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972), and the Safe Drinking .

Before 1970, there were so many individuals and corporations in the United States who agreed with the mayor that the unavoidable price of change was pollution. However, Congress indicated its strong conviction in the 1970 amendments that economic prosperity and a safe environment are not mutually exclusive priorities.

Hence,  the congress leaders worked are still struggling and working in the best interests of the environment .