After World War II, American society and politics brought a new understanding of nature and wilderness by opening Americans' eyes to the environment that surrounds them. Major environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club and their leaders mobilized the public for their cause using tactics that touched the hearts of the American people, making the environment appear fragile and beautiful. Americans opened their eyes to what it truly meant to care for their environment. The expanding economy after World War II raised awareness of the environmental costs of economic progress, but it also led increasingly wealthy Americans to persist in a better quality of life. Since the demand for a safer, cleaner, more beautiful environment could not be easily met by a free market, environmentalists had to take political action to protect the planet. This post-war environment brought a new understanding of nature and wilderness by revealing the truth about their economy and the danger it posed to their environment. The manufacturing era has changed society and its interaction with the environment. It has gradually increased the use of natural resources and the pace of development of new products and processes. This era brought about everlasting changes in the way our society functions today. In addition to changing American society and the way we live, it has also led to the depletion of sources, pollution and alteration of natural habitats. When Americans realized the impact of manufacturing on the environment, they cried for change. This led to the intervention of the Environmental Protection Agency. Later in history, the EPA implemented rules and regulations that ultimately contributed to the decline of the manufacturing industry. The EPA has rules that have done nothing but stifle manufacturing growth and job development. In Industry Week magazine, there is an article that talks about