How does the author connect the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to the enactment of the Raker Act?

A.
He explains that the natural disaster and its damage changed public sentiment toward the dam.
B.
He shares a newspaper report calling people who opposed the Act "a crowd of nature lovers and fakers."
C.
He includes John Muir's impassioned plea that people in San Francisco should not be denied water.
D.
He mentions Gifford Pinchot's testimony to Congress about the importance of increased accessibility.