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The creation of which of these federal agencies is the earliest example of the environmental movement in the united states?

A) The Audubon Society
B) National Parks Service
C) Environmental Protection Agency
D) National Environmental Protection Act

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B. National Parks Service
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The correct answer is option B) "National Parks Service". The federal agency National Parks Service (NPS) was founded in 1916 and it is responsible for the management of National Parks, National Monuments and other protected places. Its creation was approved by the congress for the conservation of the wild, the scenery and the natural and historic objects for future generations.

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