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Oct 23, 1000
Agricultural Revolution
This was during the 8th century and the 18th century were bsically the tools of farming stayed the same and thecnology advanced a bit. -
Industrial Revolution
There were changes in agriculture, manifacturing, mining, transportation and technology. -
John Muir(date born) why was he important?
John muir was the God of environmental and helped with parks as well. -
Waldem by Henry David Thoreau
Is an American book written by Henry in which it was the decleration of independence. -
Homestead Act
One of the three U.S federal laws trhat gave an applicant ownership at no cost of farmland. -
Yellowstone National Park founded
Is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. -
American Forestry Association founded
The organization acts as a clearinghouse for environmental organizations working to preserve world tree growth. -
Yosemite plus Sequoia National Park founded
Is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in the central eastern portion of California, United States. -
General Revision Act
Allowed the president of the united state to create forest preserves. -
Sierra Club founded
Is one of the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organizations in the United States -
Lacey Act
Is a conservation law in the United States -
Golden Age of Conservation
(1901-1909) The period time that Roosevelt created many environmental laws. -
First National Wildlife refuge established.
The National Wildlife Refuge System is the world's premiere system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants. -
U.S Forest Service founded
Is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands. -
Gifford Pinchot
Was an American forester and politician. -
Aldo Leopold
was an American author, scientist, ecologist, forester, and environmentalist. -
Audubon Society founded
is an American, non-profit, environmental organization dedicated to conservation. -
Antiquites Act
Officially An Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities. -
Congress became upset because roosevelt was waving so much forest land so they banned further withdrawls
This is when the congress did the withdralws of what roosevelt did. -
U.S National Park Srvice Founded
is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. -
Dust Bowl
(1930's) was a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage. -
Civilian Conservation Corps founded
was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families, ages 17–23. -
Soil Conservation Service founded
is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that provides technical assistance to farmers and other private landowners and managers. -
Taylor Grazing Act
is a United States federal law that provides for the regulation of grazing on the public lands to improve rangeland conditions and regulate their use. -
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
Was made to authorize the acquisition and preservation of wetlands as waterfowl habitat. -
Fish plus Wildlife Service founded
Is a federal government agency within the United States Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. -
Silent Spring published by Rachel Carson
The book is widely credited with helping launch the contemporary American environmental movement. -
Wilderness Act
It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected some 9 million acres of federal land. -
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Was an outgrowth of the recommendations of a Presidential commission. -
NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
Promotes the enhancement of the environment and also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality. -
Cuyahoga River in Cleveland,Ohio,caught fire
the river is most famous for being "the river that caught fire". -
FIrst Earth Day
Is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to increase awareness and appreciation of the Earth's natural environment -
Clear Air Act
('63 '65 '70 '77 '90) is the area of environmental law governing the emission of air pollutants from human sources into the atmosphere. -
Environmental Protection Agency established
Is an agency of the United States federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment. -
FIFRA
It was set up the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. -
Endagered Species Act
it was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction -
OPEC Oil Embargo
intergovernmental organization of twelve oil-producing countries -
Roland and Molina (UCI)
announced that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) being added to the atmosphere might decrease the ozone layer surrounding the earth by 10% within the next 50-80 years. -
RCRA(Resource Conservation and Recory Act)
The authority to control hazardous waste from the "cradle-to-grave." -
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation act
The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) was enacted in 1977 after the US Congress recognized the need to regulate mining activity, rehabilitate abandoned mines, and protect society and the environment from the adverse effects of mining operations -
Clean Water Act
the clean water act primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. -
Love Canal,NY
For over a century, American industry has been dumping its toxic chemical wastes at thousands of sites across the nation. -
3 mile island nuclear accident
Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in USA a cooling malfunction caused part of the core to melt in the # 2 reactor. -
Alaskan Lands Act
the act provided for the designation of over 100 million acres (400,000 km2) of public lands, fully a third of which was set aside as wilderness area. -
CERCLA
This law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad Federal authority. -
Bhopal India Chemical Toxic Cloud
Was a gas leak incident in India, considered one of the world's worst industrial disasters. -
Chernobyl Meltdown, Ukraine
Design flaws, compounded by human errors, cause Soviet engineers to lose control of a reaction at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. -
Montreal Protocol
An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion. -
Exxon Valdez
His Tanks Spilled more that 11 million gallons of crude oil -
Energy Policy Act of 1992
National Energy Conservation Policy Act and established several energy management goals. -
Desert Protection Act
The Act establishes the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve in the California desert -
Kyoto Protocol
international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -
World Population hits 6 billion
This year was the year that the population of the earth hit 6 billion. -
Al Gore presented with the nobel prize for their work on climate change
The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 was awarded to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Albert Arnold Gore -
UN Climate Change Conference, cancun, mexico
The meeting produced the basis for the most comprehensive and far-reaching international response to climate change the world had ever seen to reduce carbon emissions and build a system which made all countries accountable to each other for those reductions. -
Gulf of Mexico oil spill
On April 20, BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and commencing months of oil leaking unrestrained into the ocean. -
World Population Hits 7 Billion
This is the year the Eart hit with 7 billion people.
