Environmental Activism

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Across
  1. 2. - Another major objective of environmental activism.
  2. 4. - Species - Animals and plants threatened with extinction.
  3. 5. - Concept of preserving open spaces around urban areas.
  4. 6. - Environmental organization with a focus on conservation.
  5. 8. - Hazardous materials that prompted activism against pollution.
  6. 11. - Layer - Activists campaigned to protect this part of the atmosphere.
  7. 16. - U.S. president who established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  8. 17. - Influential book by Rachel Carson that ignited environmental awareness.
  9. 18. - Scientific study of the relationships between organisms and their environment.
  10. 19. - The planet that environmental activists sought to protect.
  11. 20. - Environmental degradation caused by harmful substances.
Down
  1. 1. - Activism against the use of nuclear power and weapons.
  2. 3. - Prominent environmental organization founded in 1971.
  3. 7. - A growing concern in the '70s that remains a pressing issue.
  4. 9. - A person advocating for the protection of the natural world.
  5. 10. - One of the key goals of environmental movements.
  6. 12. - Efforts to preserve natural resources and biodiversity.
  7. 13. - Type of energy sources advocated by environmental activists.
  8. 14. - Environmentally significant ecosystem that gained attention in the '70s.
  9. 15. - Protection of pristine natural areas was a major concern.