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The change humans had from hunter-gatherers to farmers and herders.
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The change from human and animal work to machine work. Manufacturing, assembly lines, interchangeable parts, etc.
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An author, naturalist, and preservationist for wilderness in the US. He founded the Sierra Club. "John of the Mountains"
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Book wrote by Henry, it's main points were to live on the world naturally, sustainably, and not the complicated machinist word that we have today.
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Act that Abe Lincoln made to encourage people to move west. They would be provided with 160 acres of land.
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In charge of the US Forest service. Worked his whole life trying to get better conservation laws and laws benefitting the forests.
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Established by US Congress, mostly in Wyoming, but also Montana and Idaho
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Non-profit, conservation group working to protect and restore our forests.
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Most known for 'A Sand County Almanac', he was one of the first conservationists to put ethics into his dealings with the environment.
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This act allowed sections of unclaimed land to be designated as public property, therefore being protected.
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Founded by John Muir, it's a popular environmental group still around today.
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Introduced by John Lacey. Made so that you would be penalized for breaking environmental laws.
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An environmental organization whose main goal is to protect birds, but wishes to preserve all ecosystems and wildlife.
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Run by the US department of agriculture, it now protects over 200 million acres.
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Used to designate national monuments and archeological sites on public ground. Nixon, Reagan, and H.W. Bush did not use it.
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During the 'Dirty Thirties', severe dust storms greatly damaged ecology and agriculture of the western prairies; caused by severe drought and over-farming of land.
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In act from 1933 to 1942, it was a 'public work relief' that let unemployed, unmarried men work. One of the most effective programs in the Great depression.
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Agency of the US department of agriculture that provides assistants to farmers/private landowners. It's main mission is to protect and conserve natural resources on private lands.
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Made to cut down on the hunting and near extinction of some birds, waterfowl hunters older than 16 must have a Federal Hunting Stamp.
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Made to protect grazing lands for wildlife and cows, and have a regulation on these for the condition of public lands.
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Agency in the federal government that manages fish, wildlife, and natural habitats.
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Book published by Rachel Carson that explained the negative effects of pesticides. She accused the chemical industry of misinformation.
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Created the National Wilderness Preservation System, and explained/recognized what wilderness is.
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Made to preserve certain rivers with natural, recreational values in free-flowing conditions for future and present people's enjoyment.
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After years of industrial pollution and waste, the river caught fire and started an 'environmental revolution'
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Act that makes sure all branches of government properly evaluate the effects on the environment from actions that could affect it significantly.
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During the Arab-Israeli war, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries stopped trade with the US for supplying the Israeli military
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Law that helps the management of hazardous/non-hazardous solid waste.
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Started control over pollution into the US waters. Led the start of wastewater standards.
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Regulates the effect of coal mining. One program regulates active ones, the other reclaims abandoned mine land.
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After a failed canal turned dumpsite, it was covered up and had built homes over it. The dangerous chemicals leaked out, which damaged not only the land, but the people that lived on it, from birth defects to chemical burns.
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The 2nd reactor near Middletown, PA partially melted down, and was the most serious event in the US, while not spreading any radiation. Led to MANY changes in emergency response, reactor operator training, etc
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Passed by Jimmy Carter, it protected over 150,000,000 acres, including natinal parks, rivers, and monuments.
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When a pesticide plant released methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other chemicals, it affected over 500,000 people, caused from bad maintenance to a storage tank. Over 16,000 people have died following this disaster
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Nuclear accident near Pripyat, which spread radiation which spread farther than 800 miles from the source. While it only killed 68 people since 2008, it affected hundreds of thousands of people.
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International treaty whose job is to stop production of substances that can deplete the earth's ozone.
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When the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground off of the Prince william sound, it dumped 11 to 38 million US gallons of crude oil into the ocean. Accessibility made clean up tough, and it covered over 1,300 miles of coastline.
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An act that started and maintained several mandates and laws to increase clean energy use and make the US more energy efficient.
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Act passed by Bill Clinton making the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Park and the Mojave National Preserve in the California desert.
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An international treaty made as an extension of the (UNFCCC) to make state parties reduce greenhouse gas emission.
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest marine oil spill that spilled over 210 million gallons of oil into the ocean. This is still debated to be contained, and started a massive response to protect wildlife affected.
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The Convention on Biological Diversity or CBD has three goals in the international treaty; to conserve biodiversity, to stay sustainable, and to share all genetic resource benefits.
