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Congress passed the National Park Service, 84.6 billion acres of preserved land is approximately 400 parks across america
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Congress passed the Bald Eagle Preservation Act. The Bald Eagle was removed from the endangered species list in 2007
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Rachel Carson published "Silent Spring" to warn the dangers of pesticides
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Congress passed the Wilderness Act. Now there are 90 million acres of preserved wilderness in the U.S.
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NASA released the "Blue Marble" photo of earth from space to raise awareness of enviormetal issues
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The first Earth Day was celebrated by 20 millilon people around the country, but now is celebrated annually around the world
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The Ad. Council and Keep America Beautiful first aired the commercial "Crying Indian" on nationwide television
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Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act, to protect americans from contaminated water
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Julia Hill lived 735 days in the top of a 180- feet tall California Coast, Redwood Tree
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Live Earth concerts around the world to raise awareness of climate change
