Happy Earth Day!“America’s mountains, prairies, woodlands, and waterways are natural won
Happy Earth Day!“America’s mountains, prairies, woodlands, and waterways are natural wonders of breathtaking beauty, and they provide resources for trade and transportation, human welfare and recreation. These resources are not ours to abuse. We hold them in trust for posterity,” President Ford said in his proclamation designating April 22-28, 1976, as Earth Week. “Our environment is the responsibility not only of government and business, but it must also be a matter of daily concern to every American.”Read the full text of the proclamation.Image: President Gerald R. Ford’s Proclamation for Earth Week 1976, 4/20/1976 (National Archives Identifier 16637451) -- source link
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