100 PTS
Question refers to the excerpt below.
"SEC. 101. (a) The Congress, recognizing the profound impact of man's activity on the interrelations of all components of the natural environment, particularly the profound influences of population growth, high-density urbanization, industrial expansion, resource exploitation, and new expanding technological advances and recognizing further the critical importance of restoring and maintaining environmental quality to the overall welfare and development of man, declares that it is the continuing policy of the Federal Government, in cooperation with State and local governments, and other concerned public and private organizations, to use all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical assistance, in a manner calculated to foster and promote the general welfare, to create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans."—From Title I, Declaration of National Environmental Policy, 1969
Which of the following was a significant cause of the successful passage of legislation like that in the excerpt?
Adjustments to federal spending that resulted in a budget surplus
Lingering effects of 1960s liberalism and popular support
Significant backlash against Great Society programs
High-profile meltdowns of several nuclear reactors