environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
in-ˌvī-rə(n)-ˈmen-tə-ləst 
-ˌvī(-ə)r(n)-
plural environmentalists
: an advocate of environmentalism : a person who is focused on the preservation, restoration, and improvement of the natural environment
While dams have been touted in the name of water conservation and clean, renewable energy, environmentalists have long challenged the claim that dams are "green" technology. The deleterious ecological impacts of dams, they insist, have been profound.—
Patrick Joseph
Patrick JosephMeanwhile, environmentalists have responded that climate change and habitat loss due to development should require builders to think even more carefully about their projects.—Emma Cotton et al.
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Fashion environmentalist and policy entrepreneur Runa Ray, who has long campaigned for sustainable fashion policy, highlighted California’s Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 as a landmark step.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Biofuels also draw criticism from many environmentalists because their supply chain still contributes carbon to the atmosphere, and much of what’s burned today is a mix of SAF and fossil jet fuel.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Now environmentalists and some progressive lawmakers are urging TVA to clean up its pollution and decarbonize quickly.
—Jared Sullivan, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Under a Harris administration, that could mean a bigger focus on ethanol and other biofuels as a form of renewable energy, which has been met with skepticism from some environmentalists.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Biofuels also draw criticism from many environmentalists because their supply chain still contributes carbon to the atmosphere, and much of what’s burned today is a mix of SAF and fossil jet fuel.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Now environmentalists and some progressive lawmakers are urging TVA to clean up its pollution and decarbonize quickly.
—Jared Sullivan, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Under a Harris administration, that could mean a bigger focus on ethanol and other biofuels as a form of renewable energy, which has been met with skepticism from some environmentalists.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
-ˌvī-rən-ˈment-ᵊl-əst
-ˌvī(-ə)rn-
: a person concerned about environmental quality and especially with controlling pollution
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environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
-ᵊl-əst
1
: an advocate of environmentalism
2
: one concerned about environmental quality especially of the human environment with respect to the control of pollution
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