A new age of environmentahsm and regulations Nixon-Ford era: Formation of EPA, oil crisis, and Love Canal disaster

摘要

Rising environmentalism and new regulatory paradigms during the 1970s caused widespread changes in how the chemical industry operates and laid the foundation for the industry's current focus on corporate social responsibility and Responsible Care. The decade was also marked by volatility—the 1973 Oil Crisis and subsequent recession were a systemic shock to the sector's supply and cost base—and innovations, such as Monsanto's ubiquitous herbicide glyphosate.