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. Major environmental organizations like the Sierra Club and its leaders rallied the public to their cause using tactics that touched the hearts of the American people, making the environment seem fragile and beautiful. Americans opened their eyes to what caring for their environment truly meant. The expanding post-World War II economy raised awareness of the environmental costs of economic progress, but also led increasingly wealthy Americans to persist for a better quality of life. Because the demand for a safer, cleaner, and more beautiful environment could not be easily satisfied by a free market, environmentalists had to take political action to protect the earth. This post-war environment led to a new understanding of nature and wilderness by revealing the truth about their economy and the danger it caused 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 rate of advancement of new products and processes. This era has left everlasting changes in the way our society functions today. In addition to changing American society and the way we live, this has also led to the depletion of sources, pollution and the alteration of natural habitats. When Americans realized the effects manufacturing was having on the environment, they shouted for change. This led to the intervention of the Environmental Protection Agency. Later in history, the EPA put in place rules and regulations that ultimately contributed to the decline of the manufacturing industry. The EPA has rules that have only stifled manufacturing growth and job growth. In Industry Week Magazine there is an article that talks about'