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EPA
Born in the wake of elevated concern about environmental pollution, EPA was established to consolidate in one agency a variety of federal research, monitoring, standard-setting, and enforcement activities to ensure environmental protection. -
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Detente
a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that began tentatively in 1971 and took decisive form when President Richard M. Nixon visited the secretary-general of the Soviet Communist party, Leonid I. Brezhnev, in Moscow, May 1972. -
Watergate scandal
A June 1972 break-in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters led to an investigation that revealed multiple cases of abuse of power by the Nixon administration. -
Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 is a key legislation for both domestic and international conservation. The act aims to provide a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats. -
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Issues under Rep. President Gerald Ford
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Issues under Dem. President Jimmy Carter
