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National Park Service Act
It was a United States federal law that established the National Park Service, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. -
Bald Eagle Protection Act
This act was originally passed in 1940, but was revised in 1962. It prohibits the killing of the Bald Eagle in any form. -
Public Health Service Act
One of the most changed environmental acts of all time, but still ended up being added as Title 42 of the United States Code. -
Antarctic Treaty System
The Antarctic Treaty was signed in Washington by the twelve countries whose scientists had been active in and around Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58. -
Silent Spring Published
Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin. -
Clean Air Act
Law designed to control air pollution on a federal level. It requires the EPA to develop and enforce their policies on citizens of the US. -
Endangered Species Preservation Act
This was a U.S. federal legislation that directed the U.S. secretary of the Interior to initiate and carry out programs that aim to conserve, and restore species of wildlife determined to be endangered. -
Endangered Species Conservation Act
The major issue that prompted this act was that animals nearing extinction were not being given sufficient protection, so this act fixed the problem. -
National Environmental Policy Act
A United States Federal Law, which suggested we should search forward in our advancements to make a more green United States. Can be considered an environmental Magna Carta. -
First Earth Day
"We only have one earth, so we need to take care of her." is what Senator Gaylord Nelson believed. He was disturbed that an issue as important as our environment was not addressed in politics or by the media, so he created the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970. -
EPA Formed
Created due to a concern of environmental pollution, the EPA has been working for a cleaner, and healthier environment. -
U.N. Environmental Program
An international institution that coordinates United Nations environmental activities. -
Clean Water Act
This is the primary law for the United States governing water pollution. The act's goal is to eliminate releases of high amounts of toxins into water supplies. -
DDT Banned
The EPA restricted the use of DDT, an effective but lethal pesticide to both insects and other animals in the area. -
Endangered Species Act
It was one of dozends of environmental acts passed in the 70's. It was designed to protect critically dangered species. -
Toxic Substance Control Act
Grants the EPA with the authority to acquire reports, and records, or restrictions of chemical substances. -
Resource Conservation and Recover Act
This allowed the EPA to moniter all hazardous waste and decide how to properly dispose of them. -
Clean Air Act Reauthorized
The Clean Air Act wasn't as effective as people would have liked it to be so they revised it 7 years later, in 1977. -
Love Canal Disaster
Love canal was a neighborhood in Niagra Falls, New York, there was an explosion that was fairly devistating and brought up the issue with nucular gnerators. -
Three Mile Island Accident
A partial nuclear meltdown that occured in one of the two nuclear stations in Three Mile Island. Often considered one of the worst meldowns for its time. -
Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Explosion
It was a catastrophic nuclear meltdown, which would end up becoming the largest and most deadly nuclear meltdown in history. -
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The tanker, Exxon Valdez was traveling outside normal shipping lanes to avoid the ice, Within 6 hours, the Exxon Valdez spilled 10.9 million gallons of oil. -
Establishment of US Green Building Council
It is best known for its development of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. They are one of 8 national councils in the forming of the World Green building council. -
Food Quality Protection Act
With the enactment of the Food Quality Protection Act, Congress presented the EPA with an enormous challenge of implementing the most comprehensive and historic overhaul of the Nation's pesticide and food safety laws
