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The first clean water act passes. This act had goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, aswell as setting up guidelines for the quality of waters in the US.
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Underground nuclear testing refers to the tests of nuclear weapons that are performed underground.
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Thick fog engulfed London, causing the deaths of over 750 people.
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Representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain sign the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in outer space, underwater, or in the atmosphere.
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The crew were in the process of moving the rig to another site approximately two miles away, when the rig was lowered, two of the legs crumpled and broke causing a massive spill.
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The Enviormental Defense fund is known for its work on issues including global warming, ecosystem restoration, oceans, and human health
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Oil well blowout causing 235,000 gallons of oil to spill and covers 30 miles of beach in tar.
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This new act says two annual inspections of every surface coal mine , The Coal Act also required penalties for all violations, and established criminal penalties for knowing and willful violations.
