Environmental History By ajreilly2 Mar 1, 1872 Est. first national park (Yellowstone) Period: Mar 1, 1872 to Jan 5, 2001 Environmental History Oct 27, 1942 Deadly Smog in Industrial Town Apr 15, 1959 Auto Emissions Standards set in California Sep 27, 1962 Publishing of Silent Spring Dec 17, 1963 Clean Air Act passed Sep 3, 1964 The Wilderness Act passed Apr 26, 1968 Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Jan 28, 1969 Oil Spill near Santa Barbara Apr 22, 1970 First Annual Earth Day Dec 2, 1970 Environmental Protection Agency created Oct 18, 1972 Clean Water Act passed Oct 31, 1973 Oil Embargo Dec 28, 1973 Endangered Species Act Aug 4, 1977 Department of Energy created Aug 2, 1978 Toxic Sludge in Niagara Aug 12, 1978 Tellico Dam Dec 31, 1979 Energy Crisis Dec 11, 1980 Superfund Bill passed Jan 23, 1981 Watt Appointed Secretary of the Interior Nov 30, 1982 High Dioxin Levels in Times Beach Dec 31, 1986 Global Ban on Whaling Sep 30, 1990 Spotted Owl named Endangered Species Jan 12, 2001 The Roadless Rule Mar 24, 2013 Exxon Valdez oil spill Oct 28, 2013 Acid Rain
