Ra's Al Ghul often cites the preservation of the environment as one of the reasons behind why the human population should be culled. Not exactly a popular environmentalist position, but it counts, I suppose... And then there's Swamp Thing. :)
Both D.C.'s Swamp Thing and Marvel's Man-Thing have been portrayed as environmentalists. A parody of those characters, The Toxic Avenger also at times had an environmental agenda especially after he was a cartoon character. Around the same time there was a lot of interest in environmentalism, and another cartoon hero appeared, Captain Planet, which was licensed by Marvel. In a more general way, jungle heroes like Tarzan and water heroes like Aquaman and Namor have frequently been protectors of their environments.
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