Pt. 1. Awareness of Planet Earth. The roots of environmentalism ; The societal background -- Pt. 2. Areas of environmental concern. Croplands, rangelands, and forests ; Natural lands ; The ocean ; Fresh water ; Air quality ; Minerals ; Energy ; Control of the atom ; Society's wastes and poisons ; Endangered species ; The human population -- Pt. 3. A revelation becomes a revolution. The citizens organize ; The educational front ; The litigational front ; The political front: Congress ; Environmental trends ; Epilogue: the 1980s.

1. Environmental policy -- United States -- History
2. Environmental protection -- United States -- History
3. Human ecology -- United States -- History