Environmental History Timeline.

Timeline created by chanelle martin 94 in Science and Technology

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
07/16/1798	Public health service act	Authorizing marine hospitals for the care of American merchant seamen.
08/21/1891	Establishment of national forests	The current impasse over national forest management is an outgrowth of a century of federal resource policy.
09/19/1892	Love canal	love canal is the long drawn out process. luis gibs helped build the public attention about the fact that their neighborhood was being built on toxic waste.
08/22/1918	Migratory Bird act	the law says that if u kill or transport any migratory birds u will be put into jail
06/19/1922	First U.N. earth summit	The united nations conferences on envrionmental and development was major
05/30/1934	everglades national park	"protects the animals of florida , the wilderness is being protected."
06/08/1940	Bald eagle protection act	This law provides for the protection of the bald eagle (the national emblem) and the golden eagle by prohibiting, except under certain specified conditions, the taking, possession and commerce of such birds.
10/22/1948	Claen Water Act	establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters.
09/19/1962	slience spring published	human dangers on pesticides . book
09/03/1964	wilderness act	no killing of animals in the parks and protected areas.
09/19/1966	endangered preservation act.	to preserve the animals that are on the list
01/01/1970	National environmental policy act	An Act to establish a national policy for the environment, to provide for the establishment of a Council on Environmental Quality, and for other purposes.
04/22/1970	first earth day	none. starting of earth day
12/02/1970	EPA formed	An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protection the environment.
12/15/1972	U.N. environmental program created	. Its purpose is to create a body of law that can lead towards a better protection of human health and the environment, and to bring new issues to the attention of the international community.
10/17/1973	opec oil and bargo	no discreption
11/19/1973	DDT banned	Convinced that the environmental damage from DDT was greater than the compound's possible benefits, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in the United States in 1973.
12/20/1973	Endangered species act	: provides a program that renews the threatened and endangered species of plants and animals and the habitats they are found in.
12/28/1973	endangered species	not allowed to kill anaimals listed as almost "extinct"
10/11/1976	toxic subtances contol act	the primary regulatory law regarding toxic subatances.
11/18/1976	Resource conservation and recovery act	The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 requires federal agencies to assess the impact that debris, debris removal, hazardous wastes, and hazardous waste clean-up projects will have on air and water quality and take actions to prevent degradation.
09/19/1977	energy insitute	none.
03/28/1979	Three Mile Island accident	The Three Mile Island was the most serious in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history.
12/19/1984	union carbide plant explosion	large scale chemical disaster.
09/22/1986	Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion	The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel.
03/24/1989	exxon valdez oil spill	major oil spill. , hit ice and dumped 11 to 53 million gallons
09/19/1990	Clean air act reauthorized	Is authorized to set rules in order to strengthen air-quality standards, rules that have usually been met with enthusiasm by environmental organizations and large resistance by states and industries that bear much of the costs of implementation.
10/20/1990	Clean air act	The Clean Air Act is the law that defines EPA's responsibilities for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer.
08/19/1994	International conference on population and development	The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development was a milestone in the history of population and development, as well as in the history of women's rights.
09/18/1995	World food summit	The Summit is aimed at renewing the commitment of world leaders at the highest level to the eradication of hunger and malnutrition and the achievement of food security for all, through the adoption of concerted policies and actions at global, regional and national level.
12/11/1997	Kyoto protocol	The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.