(Solved): [W]e in this century have too casually and too long abused our natural emiromert... The fight agains ...

[W]e in this century have too casually and too long abused our natural emiromert... The fight against pollution is not a search for villains. For the most part, the damage tone to or eniment is not been the work of evil men, nor has it been the inevitable by-product ether of aharing tedtrogn ard growing population. It results not so much from choices made, as from choics regeated, not final ail detain, but from failure to take into account the full consequences of our ations. ... The tasks that need doing . . . call for fundamentally new philosophies of land, ar and water ace, firstite regulation, for expanded government action, for greater atizen involvement, and for serv, ugam bessetia government, industry and individuals all are called on to do their share of the job and to para ter saze d the cost.... statement identifies the purpose of President Nixon's message? to convince Congress that there should to convince Congress that industrial polluters of the hological advancement and population growita to convince congress