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US EPA - Region 1. State of the New England Environmental 1970-1995. 1996. 29 pp.

New Englanders are a people defined by their natural resources. From the peak of Mount Washington to the coastal islands, from Mount Katahdin to the Berkshires, from Lake Champlain to Long Island Sound, New Englanders look to natural resources for their sustenance, their recreation and their livelihoods. This report, presented for the 25th anniversary of Earth Day, takes stock of where New Englanders are in preserving and improving those natural resources. It captures many of their successes and hard-won victories, stories that give them cause for celebration, for they have made significant progress in restoring the New England environment. This report also provides an honest assessment of the concerns New Englanders still face and the approaches they must use to tackle them. EPA-New England charted the course for that new approach. This report is EPA-New England's first effort to document the region's environmental quality. It was intended to be the first of many annual reports. Chapters title charting a course in to the future, air quality, water quality, ecosystems & habitats, built environments, waste management, pollution prevention in New England, and new directions.

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