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True or false? up until the early 1970s, the federal government was responsible for the quality of the waterways and the purity of the drinking water.

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False

Step-by-step explanation:

Prior to the amendments to the Clean Water Act in the early 1970s, the states were responsible for their water and didn't do a great job. Rivers caught on fire.

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