Energy in the U.S.

By KLorrSTorM317
  • Hoover Dam opened

    Hoover Dam opened

    Hoover dam, the first Hydropower plant opens.
  • First controlled nuclear reaction

    First controlled nuclear reaction

  • First Nuclear Power Plant

    First Nuclear Power Plant

    First nuclear power plant built in Idaho
  • Santa Barbara Oil Spill

    Santa Barbara Oil Spill

    This oil spill got people to see the negative envirpnmental effects of oil drilling.
  • Federal Surface Mining Control Act passed

    Federal Surface Mining Control Act passed

    Signed to lessen the environmental impacts of minig
  • US Department of Energy created

    US Department of Energy created

  • Three mile Island nuclear accident

    Three mile Island nuclear accident

    Caused widespread fear annd opposition about nuclear energy.
  • Chernobyl Nuclear accident

    Chernobyl Nuclear accident

  • Kingston, TN coal ash spill

    Kingston, TN coal ash spill

    Largest Coal ash spill in US history
  • BP oil rig explosion\spill

    BP oil rig explosion\spill

    Largest Oil spill In US history