Gavin Newsom: “April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans, about 1 in 10…”

“There was so much attention being given to a few birds dying. People decided not to look away. They decided not to turn away. In fact, they turned up next year. April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans, about 1 in 10 Americans started to march, started to express their disdain, their concern about what was happening to waterways, not just coastlines, all across the United States. quite literally waterways that were on fire in Ohio, New York and elsewhere. The modern environmental movement.” (27:56–28:20)

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