<Ul> <Li> The early Conservation movement , which began in the late 19th century , included fisheries and wildlife management , water , soil conservation and sustainable forestry . Today it includes sustainable yield of natural resources , preservation of wilderness areas and biodiversity . </Li> <Li> The modern Environmental movement , which began in the 1960s with concern about air and water pollution , became broader in scope to including all landscapes and human activities . See List of environmental issues . </Li> <Li> Environmental health movement dating at least to Progressive Era ( 1890s - 1920s ) urban reforms including clean water supply , more efficient removal of raw sewage and reduction in crowded and unsanitary living conditions . Today Environmental health is more related to nutrition , preventive medicine , aging well and other concerns specific to the human body 's well - being . </Li> <Li> Sustainability movement which started in the 1980s focused on Gaia theory , value of Earth and other interrelations between human sciences and human responsibilities . Its spinoff Deep Ecology was more spiritual but often claimed to be science . </Li> <Li> Environmental justice is a movement that began in the U.S. in the 1980s and seeks an end to environmental racism . Often , low - income and minority communities are located close to highways , garbage dumps , and factories , where they are exposed to greater pollution and environmental health risk than the rest of the population . The Environmental Justice movement seeks to link `` social '' and `` ecological '' environmental concerns , while at the same time keeping environmentalists conscious of the dynamics in their own movement , i.e. racism , sexism , homophobia , classicism , and other malaises of dominant culture . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> The early Conservation movement , which began in the late 19th century , included fisheries and wildlife management , water , soil conservation and sustainable forestry . Today it includes sustainable yield of natural resources , preservation of wilderness areas and biodiversity . </Li> <Li> The modern Environmental movement , which began in the 1960s with concern about air and water pollution , became broader in scope to including all landscapes and human activities . See List of environmental issues . </Li> <Li> Environmental health movement dating at least to Progressive Era ( 1890s - 1920s ) urban reforms including clean water supply , more efficient removal of raw sewage and reduction in crowded and unsanitary living conditions . Today Environmental health is more related to nutrition , preventive medicine , aging well and other concerns specific to the human body 's well - being . </Li> <Li> Sustainability movement which started in the 1980s focused on Gaia theory , value of Earth and other interrelations between human sciences and human responsibilities . Its spinoff Deep Ecology was more spiritual but often claimed to be science . </Li> <Li> Environmental justice is a movement that began in the U.S. in the 1980s and seeks an end to environmental racism . Often , low - income and minority communities are located close to highways , garbage dumps , and factories , where they are exposed to greater pollution and environmental health risk than the rest of the population . The Environmental Justice movement seeks to link `` social '' and `` ecological '' environmental concerns , while at the same time keeping environmentalists conscious of the dynamics in their own movement , i.e. racism , sexism , homophobia , classicism , and other malaises of dominant culture . </Li> </Ul>
when did environmental pollution began to emerge as a problem in the united states
when did environmental pollution began to emerge as a problem in the united states
the 1960s
the 1960s