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Public Health Service Act
Authorized marine hospitals for the care of American merchant seamen. -
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Establishment of National Forests
Publically owned, federally administrated lands. -
Bald Eagle Protection Act
A law protecting the US national bird -
Everglades National Park
A park dedicated to preservation of a complex and precisely oredered living mechanism. -
Silent Spring published
Rachel Carson wrote this book and made people think about the environment like they never have before. -
Wilderness Act
A law determined to give wilderness stability and established restrictions. -
Endangered Species Preservation Act
Allowing the listing of native US animal species as endangered and for limited protections. -
First Earth Day
An estimated 20 million people nationwide attended Earth Day festivels to celebrate the mother Earth. -
EPA Formed
The Environmental Protection Agency formed to protect human health and the environment. -
OPEC oil embargo
Increased oil prices by 70 percent. -
Endangered Species Conservation Act
Attempt to prevent elimination of animal species in the US, and to help the population grow. -
Endangered Species Act
Protects threatened and endangered species. -
Toxic Substance Control Act
Provides EPA with authority to require, reporting, record-keeping, and testing requirements. -
Three Mile Island Accident
A valve was left open, releasing harmful nuclear gasses. -
Union Carbide plant explosion
A plant that released toxic gas in form of MIC, killed 2500-5000. -
Chernobyl nuclear reactor explosion
A nuclear reactor exploded due to flawd reactor design and operated by inadequite personnel. -
Exxon Valdez oil spill
An Exxon oil tanker spilled about 10.9 million gallons of its 53 million cargo of crude oil on the Bligh Reef in Alaska. -
First U.N. Earth Summit
Addressed problems of environmental protection and socio-economic development. -
international Conference on Population and Development
A conference which adopted a program to focus on idividual's rights and needs. -
World Food Summit
Aimed to decrease population's hunger and malnutrition. -
Kyoto Protocol
An international agreement reducing greenhouse gasses. -
Migratory Bird Act
A law adopted to protect migratory birds.