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nikdorinn
1 month ago
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How did contesting the science of acid rain benefit the reagan administration?

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katrin2010 [1.6K]1 month ago
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Ronald Reagan, who unified the entire liberal segment of the American left, paid little attention to environmental issues in a political context and was unafraid that his choices would negatively impact his popularity; thus, he dismissed concerns over acid rain and solutions to address it. Throughout the 1980s, pollution posed significant challenges in Canada, with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau attributing pollution to U.S. factories, prompting the Environmental Protection Agency to urge Reagan for increased funding to combat acid rain, which he declined, arguing it would squander government funds and even questioned the scientific evidence regarding the causes of acid rain.
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