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John Muir was a Scottish- American naturalist, born in 1838 and died 1914. His activity in the world helped preserve national parks such as Yosemite.
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Walden is a book written about living simply in nature as apart of his soul searching expidition.
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Founded by John Muir, it is the oldest Nature organization in the United States. It's function is to promote exploring nature
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A law in the United States prohibiting the selling of wildlife in any form that was illegally possessed.
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the national wildlife refugees are created to conserve wildlife by putting aside public lands and waterways.
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Created Feburary 1st, 1905, it's job is to make sure the United States forests remain in good health and plentiful.
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An American politican who was the first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
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A non profit organization dedicated to coserving wild birds
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An act put into place enabling the president to restrict use of public land.
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A law that provides for the regulation of grazing on public lands.
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A stamp used as a pass to hunt waterfowl and birds.
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an organization created to manage wildlife, fish, and thier natural habitats
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A book written to inform people about the way humans treat birds and use pesiticdes that cause harm to the birds
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Created a legal definiton for wilderness and protects the federal lands
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Designation for certain protected areas in the country
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River has caught fire 13 times and the first fire caused an enviromental movement
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Law that promotes the enhancement of the environment
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celebrated on April 22 every year, it is a day to promote the Earth and environment
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A law made to control air pollution
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a law created to help protect species of animals that are on the verge of extinction.
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Law set up to help regulate the amount of pesticides used in the environment
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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is made to control the countries that export oil
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They discovered that chlorine atoms, produced by the decomposition of CFCs, catalytically destroy ozone
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created to govern the disposal of waste
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Primary law in the United States about governing the water pollution.
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Regulates the affects that coal mining does to the environment
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A neighborhood in NY that was oe used as a chemical dumping ground
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a partial nuclear meltdown in Pennsylvania
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a very tragic gas leak in india that killed more than 2,500 people
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Nuclear plant accident that happened in Ukraine
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An act to provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances released into the environment and the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites.
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an international treaty designed to protect the ozone
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an oil tanker that spilled thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean
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set goals, created mandates, and amended utility laws to increase clean energy use and improve overall energy efficiency
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Established Death Vally, Joshua Tree national park, and mojave national preserve in California
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