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In October of 1948, 20 people were suffocated and more than 7,000 became seriously ill due to severe air pollution over Donora, Pennsylvania. -
The incident in Donora led to the creation of the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955, this was the first federal legislation involving air pollution -
The Cuyahoga River fires inspired the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that established federal and state environmental protection agencies. -
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 prohibits the discharge of oil into navigable rivers. -
Dr. Bullard has published eighteen books on environmental racism, his first, "Dumping in Dixie," raised awareness for African-American communities being affected by dangerous chemicals in the air