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ned that our water resources 
uld be used to absorb industrial 
stes, and in many instances the 
ult has been to make them useless 
any other function. The situation 
reached the point now in the 
a of water quality that we must 
nand that nondegradation stand- 
s be adopted nationwide. A non- 
radation standard means quite 
ply that any further degrading 
he present state of water quality 
where in the country is against 
law. 
flr. Bertram C. Raynes, vice 
sident of the Rand Development 
p., says of industrial polluters: 
The only sensible policy now is 
force them to take care of their 
‘tes properly. Simply to require 
t the water they dump be pure, 
ardless of its condition when 
y receive it. That the gases they 
t be free of pollution. That their 
il doesn’t in turn despoil other 
perty or remain ugly, regardless 
how poor the area might have 
n when they undertook their 
rations. Instead of comforting 
public with statements to the 
ct that ‘there is no evidence that 
se pollutants have unfavorable 
cts upon humans,’ let’s see some 
lence that they are definitely 
harmful.” 
Then Congressmen brought up 
inadequacy of technology to 
bat pollution in some cases, and 
od Mr. Raynes whether he 
ight the laws should be passed 
way, he answered simply: 
Necessity has always been the 
er of technology.” 
ut no matter how much we do 
make our cities more livable, they 
Temain cities. Hopefully, they 
_be a little cleaner and a little 
ter—but they will still be 
crowded centers of activity. Cities 
will still have more culture than 
rural areas—more diversity, more 
dissension—more people, and more 
pressure. 
Thus, in addition to improving the 
quality of urban life we must pro- 
vide an alternative to it for those 
times when a man’s spirit demands 
respite from the rigors and frustra- 
tions of city living. More areas will 
have to be set aside within and near 
urban areas where a man can take 
his family for an afternoon or a 
weekend or a camping trip during 
the summer. As our population 
grows, more recreation areas and 
parks will be required so that every 
American child will have the op- 
portunity to see a duck take flight 
from a pond and learn the differ- 
ence between an oak and a maple. 
And, finally, we have to develop 
a new respect for our wilderness 
areas. As Americans, we should re- 
member that our Nation was con- 
ceived in the wilderness and was 
shaped in character by the inter- 
action of civilization and the natural 
frontier. Thus far in our history we 
have too often looked on the wilder- 
ness areas of our country—the vast 
stands of primeval woodlands, the 
powerful rivers and clear streams, 
the mountains and the valleys—as 
places where nature can be convert- 
ed into profits. We have been trad- 
ing away chunks of our natural 
heritage for short-term economic 
advantage. 
We have forgotten that wilderness 
is to be valued for its own sake, as 
a place where man can learn about 
his world and his place in it. Many 
of our remaining wilderness areas 
are unique ecological systems whose 
balance of interaction between var- 
ious animal and plant species and 
