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Agricultural Revolution
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Industrial Revolution
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John Muir
Studied, understood and explained the movement and actions of glaciers and how they affect earth and related to earthquakes. -
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
A book written by Henry David Thoreau -
Homestead Act
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Yellowstone National Park
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American Forestry Association Founded
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Yosemite Plus Sequoia National Park Founded
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Sierra Club
Founded by John Muir the club works to reserve and preserve land and promotes green living. -
Lacey Act Founded
Created consequences for those who violate laws set by the government regarded preserving todays land and wildlife -
Golden Age of Convservation
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First National Wild Life Refuge
Public land set aside to preserve the wildlife and enviorment -
US Forest Service
Administers the nations National Forests and grasslands. -
Gifford Pinchot
Served as first chief of the United States Forest Service. -
Aldo Leopold
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Audubon Society
Founded in 1983, protection of seagulls -
Antiquities Act
provide general protection for any general kind of cultural or natural resource -
US National Park Service founded
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Civilian Conservation Corps founded
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Taylor Grazing Act
A law stopping the public grazing of lands -
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
Duck Stamp Act. License to hunt migratory birds. -
Fish plus Wildlife Service founded
Agency conserves US fish -
Silent Spring published by Rachel Carson
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Wilderness Act
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Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
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Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire
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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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First Earth Day
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Environmental Protection Agency established
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Clean Air Act established
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Endangered Species Act
Works to conserve endangered species -
FIFRA –Federal, Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Control Act
Provide control of pesticide -
OPEC and Oil Embargo
Limit the shipment of oil -
Roland and Molina (UCI) announce that CFC’s are depleting the ozone layer
Roland and Molina (UCI) announce that CFC's are depleting the ozone layer the montreal protocol the kyoto protocol the rio conference the cario conference. -
RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)
Law of disposal of hazardous waste -
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
regulates the environmental effects of coal mining -
Clean Water Act
Governs water pollution -
Love canal, NY
appalling environmental tragedies ... on the eastern edge of Niagara Falls, -
Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
A near disastorous accident that almost lead to radiation waste poisioning thousands of people -
Bhopal, Island
a gas leak incident in India, considered the world's worst industrial disaster. -
Chernobyl
Accident that exposed people and animals to killer radiation -
CERCLA (Superfund)
clean up uncontrolled releases of specified hazardous substances -
Montreal Protocol
protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion -
Exxon Valdez
oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska -
Energy Policy Act
1992 established regulations requiring certain federal, state, and alternative fuel provider -
Desert Protection Act
preserving spectacular desert lands -
Kyoto Protocol
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: World population hits 6 billion
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IPCC Report on climate Change
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
