{"id":12530,"date":"2019-04-22T10:29:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T14:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=12530"},"modified":"2019-04-22T10:29:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T14:29:04","slug":"make-the-world-a-greener-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/make-the-world-a-greener-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Make the World a Greener Place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/04\/IMG_1459.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/04\/IMG_1459.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/04\/IMG_1459-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/04\/IMG_1459-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 22, 1970, some 20 million Americans demanded clean air and water. Since then, the Environmental Protection Agency was formed, the Clean Air &amp; Water Act passed, and the Endangered Species Act was implemented to protect our most vulnerable wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While much has improved over the last 49 years, we are still fighting for our planet. And Mass Audubon continues to be at the forefront by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Protecting 38,000 acres of land across Massachusetts<\/li><li>Fighting for strong environmental policies on Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill<\/li><li>Teaching kids and adults about the importance of protecting nature for people and wildlife<\/li><li>Providing places for everyone to get out and enjoy nature<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can help us do so much more.<\/strong> In honor of Earth Day, make the world a greener place with <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.convio.net\/mas\/site\/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20119a?3960.donation=form1&amp;df_id=3960&amp;utm_source=2019appeals2&amp;utm_medium=ygo&amp;utm_campaign=ffn&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=36F4B6CEF1922DBED169333182C9D62B\">a gift to Mass Audubon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 22, 1970, some 20 million Americans demanded clean air and water. Since then, the Environmental Protection Agency was formed, the Clean Air &amp; Water Act passed, and the Endangered Species Act was implemented to protect our most vulnerable wildlife. While much has improved over the last 49 years, we are still fighting for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":12594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-get-involved"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/04\/IMG_1459.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-3g6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8496,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/now-more-than-ever\/","url_meta":{"origin":12530,"position":0},"title":"Now More Than Ever","author":"Hillary T.","date":"December 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Will you be a champion for nature? 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