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