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2. Conservation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   America had its own conservation movement in the 19th century, most often characterized by George Perkins Marsh, author of Man and Nature.The expedition into northwest Wyoming in 1871 led by F. V. Hayden and accompanied by photographer William Henry Jackson provided the imagery needed to substantiate rumors about the grandeur of the Yellowstone region, and resulted in the creation of ...

3. Water conservation - Wikipedia

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   United States 1960 postal stamp advocating water conservation. Water conservation aims to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, protect the hydrosphere, and meet current and future human demand. Water conservation makes it possible to avoid water scarcity. It covers all the policies, strategies and activities to reach these aims.

4. Category:Water conservation - Wikipedia

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5. List of aquifers in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Aquifers of the United States Withdrawal rates from the Ogallala Aquifer.. This is a list of some aquifers in the United States.. Map of major US aquifers by rock type. An aquifer is a geologic formation, a group of formations, or a part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to groundwater wells and springs.

6. Environmental history of the United States - Wikipedia

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   "Conservation" originated in the late 19th century as a movement built around the conservation of natural resources and an attempt to stave off air, water, and land pollution. By the 1970s environmentalism evolved into a much more sophisticated control regime, one that employed the Environmental Protection Agency to slow environmental degradation.

7. Category:Water in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Water conservation in the United States (18 P) Water parks in the United States (2 C, 1 P)

8. Category:Water conservation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Water conservation in the United States" The following 18 pages are in this ...

9. Environment of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Shaded relief map of the United States, showing 10 geological provinces The richly textured landscape of the United States is a product of the dueling forces of plate tectonics, weathering and erosion. Over the 4.5 billion-year history of the Earth, tectonic upheavals and colliding plates have raised great mountain ranges while the forces of ...