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That was unfortunate. Whether the organizers of last weekendâs rally knew it or not, the 1963 March on Washington inspired some of the pioneering activists who created the modern-day environmental movement. Some of those environmentalists participated in the civil rights movement that birthed the 1963 March. Since that time, however, the environmental and civil rights movements have never fully gelled together, despite some efforts to make that happen along the way. There were signs that the organizers of last weekendâs rally were again trying to connect the dots.
This movement was originally focused on a few prominent environmental issues and disasters. Environmentalism evolved to become a multifaceted movement in the United States. In the United States today, environmentalism is not a singular movement. Environmentalism intersects local, state and federal politics.he Clean Air Act of 1970 focuses on the control of air pollution. One of the more significant aspects of the law is the ability for the Environmental Protection Agency to establish air quality standards to protect public health and welfare. The environmental movement has evolved significantly in the last five decades.