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From the (Environmental Protection) Agency’s Earth Day history page:

EPA was born in 1970 - a time when rivers caught fire and cities were hidden under dense clouds of smoke. We’ve made remarkable progress since then in protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment.

Remember 40 years ago, when life was like a science fiction movie? Isn’t it great how much better things are now? Goooooo, EPA!

(I’d find depressingly ironic news links for the above, but you all know the drill anyway and I’m already cranky enough today. Go read Grist or something.)