It’s a really great speech and still relevant 45 years later.
This is just a little excerpt:
In the last few decades entire new categories of waste have come to plague
and menace the American scene. These are the technological wastes–the
by-products of growth, industry, agriculture, and science. We cannot
wait for slow evolution over generations to deal with them.Pollution is growing at a rapid rate. Some pollutants are known to be
harmful to health, while the effect of others is uncertain and unknown. In
some cases we can control pollution with a larger effort. For other
forms of pollution we still do not have effective means of control.Pollution destroys beauty and menaces health. It cuts down on efficiency,
reduces property values and raises taxes.The longer we wait to act, the greater the dangers and the larger the
problem.
