Art Cooley
Arthur P. Cooley | |
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Cooley in 2008 | |
| Born | June 2, 1934 |
| Died | January 30, 2022 (aged 87) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Cornell University (B.S.; M.S.) |
| Occupations | Educator, naturalist, scientist, environmental activist |
| Employer | South Country Central School District |
| Known for | Co-founding the Environmental Defense Fund |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Neinstadt (m. 1954; div. 2004) Beverly Grant (m. 2004) |
| Children | 2 |
Arthur P. Cooley (June 2, 1934 – January 30, 2022) was an American biology teacher, naturalist and expedition leader, and a co-founder of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
In the mid-1960s, while a teacher at Bellport High School on New York's Long Island, Cooley was one of several local activists who came together to stop the use of the pesticide/pollutant DDT by the Suffolk County Mosquito Control Commission. This collaboration led to the founding of the Environmental Defense Fund.