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environmentalist

[ en-vahy-ruhn-men-tl-ist, -vahy-ern- ]

noun

  1. an expert on environmental problems.
  2. any person who advocates or works to protect the air, water, animals, plants, and other natural resources from pollution or its effects.
  3. a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, especially in moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by environmental factors, as surroundings, upbringing, or experience ( hereditarian ).


environmentalist

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noun

  1. an adherent of environmentalism
  2. a person who is concerned with the maintenance of ecological balance and the conservation of the environment
  3. a person concerned with issues that affect the environment, such as pollution
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of environmentalist1

First recorded in 1915–20; environmental ( def ) + -ist
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While the laws have been heralded by environmentalists, their processes have long been considered onerous by developers, and residents and officials have urged their requirements be lessened or waived to expedite fire recovery.

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Earth Liberation Front, an association of militant environmentalists, claimed responsibility for the attacks at the time, saying it had been intended to take the profit motive away from the companies responsible for pollution.

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The EPA has also announced plans to roll back more than two dozen other regulations, which environmentalists say would severely harm the nation’s progress in addressing air and water pollution.

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But Glen Canyon Dam has been controversial since its inception, with environmentalists arguing the reservoir was unnecessary and destroyed the canyon’s pristine ecosystem.

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For those in the climate space Trump is certainly not an environmentalist.

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