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National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act  

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  • In response to the alarming rate of damming, dredging, diking, diverting, and destruction of many rivers and free-flowing water sources in the 1960s, Congress created the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1968). Human destruction and indifference toward the nation's system of rivers in the late 20th century was becoming a crisis and government intervention was deemed necessary to prevent further spoilage of natural river environments. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Q6LNH665-1

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