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ROBERT M. WHITE
ROBERT M. WHITE
Pages 364-371
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JAMES BAKER, EUGENE BIERLY, ROBERT CARNAHAN, ROBERT CORELL, RICHARD HALLGREN, BRUCE GUILE, HARLEY NYGREN, JOHN PERRY, WILLIAM SALMON, AND ROBERT SCHONING ROBERT MAYER WHITE, first administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) , passed away on October 14, 2015.
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White himself helped create and implement legislation supporting conservation and environmental quality, such as the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Coastal Zone Management Act, the 1973 Endangered Species Act, and the 1976 Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (FCMA)
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With White's support, GARP evolved into the ongoing World Climate Research Program. In 1977, increasingly concerned about the accumulation of greenhouse gases, climate change, and its pervasive effects on society, White decided that he could be more effective outside NOAA.
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As NRC vice chair, he energetically raised funds for institutional initiatives such as the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, California. He guided NRC advisory studies on a broad range of environ ental issues, m including stratospheric ozone depletion, acid deposition, loss of biodiversity, nuclear energy, radioactive wastes, the potential for waste reduction, and capacity building in developing countries.
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from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) , the Rockefeller Public Service Award for Protection of Natural Resources, and in 1976 both the Smithsonian Institution's Fontaine Maury Medal for Contributions to Undersea Exploration and the International Conservation Award of the National Wildlife Federation.
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370 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES enduring organizations based on sound science and vital societal needs. Today's national and international institutions that coordinate and focus science, provide atmospheric and oceanic data for research and operational support, link science and government, and provide vital environmental services were powerfully sculpted by this remarkably talented, dedicated, and fine man.
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