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technological improvement and increased crop productivity
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he was an environmental philosopher
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The text is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings
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encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land
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Located in the states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
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Established in 1875, the American Forestry Association is the oldest group in North America organized to promote forest conservation.
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Muir and Johnson lobbied Congress for the Act that created Yosemite National Park on October 1, 1890. The State of California, however, retained control of Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove.
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May 28, 1892, San Francisco, CA
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The Lacey Act is a 1900 United States law that bans trafficking in illegal wildlife
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Established by an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was the first national wildlife refuge in the United States. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting.
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an American forester and politician
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the father of wildlife ecology and the United States' wilderness system
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non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation
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an act passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906.
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an agency of the United States federal government that manages all U.S. national parks, many American national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations.
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a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s
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One of the dozens of New Deal programs created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to fight the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was primarily designed to put thousands of unemployed young men to work on useful public projects.
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it is a United States federal law that provides for the regulation of grazing on the public lands to improve rangeland conditions and regulate their use.
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authority is commonly called, requires each waterfowl hunter 16 years of age or older to possess a valid Federal hunting stamp
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agency of the federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats
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released on sep 27, 1962
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recognized wilderness as “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain
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to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition
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best selling book
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The Cuyahoga River was once one of the most polluted rivers in the United States
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an environmental law that promotes the enhancement of the environment
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December 2, 1970
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was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson
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law designed to control air pollution
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provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a significant portion of their range, and the conservation of the ecosystems
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The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
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During the 1973 Arab-Israeli War
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Roland and Molina announce that CFC’s are depleting the Ozone Layer
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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public awareness and concern for controlling water pollution led to amendments
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a neighborhood within Niagara Falls, New York
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reactor near Middletown, Pa.
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a gas leak incident in India
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a catastrophic nuclear accident
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion
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oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska
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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 the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve in the California desert
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reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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occurred due to an earthquake
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earthquakes and a tsunami caused it