GAP (Missoula, Mont.) Records 1958-1970

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GAP (Missoula, Mont.) Records 1958-1970

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Gals Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was a grassroots air quality organization active in Missoula, Montana, in the late 1960s. The collection details the organization and history of GASP and documents general air and water pollution conditions in Montana and in the United States.

3.5 linear feet

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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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GASP (Missoula, Mont.)

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GASP, or Gals Against Smog and Pollution, was formed in the spring of 1968 by a group of Missoula women who wanted to fight air pollution in the Missoula valley. The group, active through 1970, aimed to implement the provisions of the 1967 Clean Air Act of Montana. Through petition drives, advertisements, rallies, marches, speeches before groups, and appearances before state regulatory agencies, the organization led the fight for strict air and water pollution standards for the stat...