US President’s environmental record – 10 best and 9 worst

“To begin, when most Americans think of green presidents, they probably envision Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909). “TR” consistently lobbied Congress for wilderness protection, used the Forest Reserve Act of 1891 to set aside 150 million acres of timberland as public domains, and oversaw creation of the U.S. Forest Service. Roosevelt also created 50 wildlife refuges and five national parks.”

“Jefferson was an avid botanist, scientist, architect, inventor, planner and philosopher (as well as slave owner, unfortunately). Jefferson believed in respecting and working with nature, and envisioned a society of small farmers living in harmony with the environment.”

“Nixon signed the bills that established the Environmental Protection Agency and the landmark Clean Air Act. Going further, in 1972 Nixon signed the Coastal Zone Management Act; the Ocean Dumping Act; the Marine Mammal Protection Act; the Federal Insecticide, Fungide, Rodenticide Act; and the Toxic Substances Control Act. Nixon’s term also saw passage of the Endangered Species Act in 1973 and the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974.”

Who were America’s 10 “greenest” presidents and who were our presidents with the worst environmental record?

The Daily Green’s list of the 10 presidents with the best environmental record

1. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
2. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
4. Bill Clinton’s (1993-2001)
5. Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
6. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
7. Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
8. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
9. Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
10. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

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9 US Presidents with the worst environmental record according to The Daily Green:

1. George W. Bush
2. Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
3. Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
4. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
5. Warren Harding (1921-1923)
6. Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
7. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
8. Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
9. William McKinley (1897-1901)

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