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ancient cive
greek sea cities became land locked after deforestation witch causes aoil erosion the siltation fills in the bays and mouths -
May 3, 1360
middle
king edward I forbids coal burning in londan when parliament is in session like many attempts to regulate coal burning it has little effect -
May 3, 1366
middle ages
paris dose not allow butchers to throw away animal wastes outside the city -
enlightenment
philadelphia committeeled by Ben Franklin tryes to regulate waste disposa; and water pollution -
enlightenment era
New York state closes hunting hunting on heath hen the species is extinct by early 1900s -
industral revolution
first gas lights introdused in LONDON town gas but the gas from the lights would pollute the air -
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air and water timeline
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industreal revolution
scotland ,winter inversions and smoke accumulations kill over 1,000 -
the deppresion
league of nations bans white lead interior paint but the US declines to adopt the ban -
the deppresion
national institute of health established build upon the U.S public health servise reashers from the fedral goverment escalates rapidy -
WWII
audubon nature center opens in Green wich becomes a model forother centers -
WWII
US congress passes Dingell-Johnson act a tax on fishing tackle used forto fund conservation projects -
70`S
clean air act is oassed -
70`s
energy tax act creates fedral ethanol tax incentive of 5 cents per gallon -
present
South Pacific deep sea trawling in areas with endangered coral reef systems ended by treaty. -
ancient civilization
the roman senate passes a law to protect water stored during dry periods so it can be released for street and sewer cleaning -
futcher
South Pacific deep sea trawling in areas with endangered coral reef systems ended by treaty. -
futcher
We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum pop cans every year -
futcher
We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum pop cans every year
