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Lake Merrit became the first official wildlife refuge.
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Ulysis S.Grant made Yellow Stone a National Park
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The American Forestry Accosiation merged with the American Forestry Congress.
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In London 700 people were killed by the Killer Fog. The fog was created by a collection Sulfer dioxide and Combustion particles.
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This time the Killer Fog kills 1000 people in London
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President Benjamin Harrison passed the Forest Reserve Act, this allowed the President to set aside land for forest reserves.
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Promoted the irrigation and watering of the arid Wesfor farming
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Swedish Chemist Svante Arrheius argued that increased emmisions from the burning of fossil fuels would lead to global warming.
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Public Health Service Act allows the government to investigate the pollution of water.
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This created the the National Park Service and the Nationsl Park System