Contemporary Connections: The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature and Past versus Current Environment Actions Rebekah Denz Sec 01 Group A

Smog over Salt Lake City, Utah

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/28/nyregion/new-york-city-smog.html

                The article I chose discussed the possibilities of what could happen if President Trump continues his policy to cut funding to the EPA.  The authors argument focused on New York City and the smog problems around the 1960's and 1970's and how ignoring this past can potentially come back to haunt us.  During this time, air pollution and water pollution were killing hundreds of New York residents but the environmental movement managed to reverse many of the damages that industry was creating for the environment.

             This reminded me of our environment article because the author has deep respect for the nature that New York City sits upon, especially the Hudson, just as our article referred to wilderness as being sublime.  The "majestic" Hudson River faced many problems because it had become a dumping zone for industrial companies.  The author even makes a case for the wilderness in regard to the Adirondack Mountains because research had clearly shown that the air pollution traveled north to create acid rain in gorgeous areas hundreds of miles outside of the city.  

            I agreed with with the author of both the New York Times article and "The Trouble with Wilderness."  Many times, humans tend to forget about the areas that we do not look at a sublime at first until it is clear that they are being greatly effected.  I believe that our government should stop calling global warming a hoax and take this New York Times article seriously.  The pictures in this article are proof that there were environmental problems and the environmental data does support this.  I also believe that both authors made a great case in support for environmental responsibility.  We can not pick and choose what we want to save or even who we want to save.  The environment does not have borders, that is something that people have created.  The contemporary connection is clearly responsibility of the government and the individual to advocate for that responsibility because if not not only the environment will get hurt but also people.