California Desert Protection Act Support

Hard Period 9: 1980–present Environmental Concerns

In the context of changing environmental concerns in the United States since the 1980s, the passage of the California Desert Protection Act in 1994 is often cited as a pivotal moment in environmental legislation. This act designated millions of acres of desert land as protected areas, including the establishment of the Mojave National Preserve. Considering the environmental discourse and activism of the time, which of the following initiatives or movements most directly supported the principles behind this legislation?

The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970.

The rise of the environmental justice movement in the late 1980s.

The mobilization of indigenous tribes to protect ancestral lands.

The passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.

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