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Environmental & Energy

Apr. 22, 2020

From Michigan to Mars: Earth Day

Wednesday is the half century anniversary of the environmental movement.

Joseph Dimento

professor of law and of urban planning

Email: jdimento@law.uci.edu

Univ of Michigan Law School

Joseph DiMento is professor of law and of urban planning at UC Irvine School of Law. You can reach him at jdimento@law.uci.edu

Wednesday is the half century anniversary of the environmental movement.

I was at the University of Michigan during the first teach-in for the environment, just weeks before the nation's first Earth Day. The New York Times called it a historical "happening" with rock stars, senators, governors and even corporate executives assembling and celebrating to protect the planet. Thousands filled Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor and four days of e...

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