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Paul Ehrlich notices a shortage of butterflies because they are spraying a poison called DDT in New Jersey.
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In New York City there were smog deaths. It happened again a few years later.
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Silent Spring was published and it started the Environmental Movement. DDT found in human tissue had tripled. Chemical companies thought the book wasn't true. President Kennedy had his people go over the claims in the book. Soon DDT would be banned in the US.
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The first photo of Earth taken from space was called "Earthrise". It is the iconic image of the Environmental movement.
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Due to the massive oil spill in California the energy industry reforms.
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The Cuyahoga River caught on fire because of oil floating on the surface. The flames were five stories high.
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Every federal agency has to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for any legislation. It was caused by the Santa Barbara oil spill.
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The first Earth Day ever was a nationwide protest against environmental ignorance. It was the largest demonstration ever in American history.
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President Nixon and Congress made the EPA to be responsible for environmental policy. They are responsible for research, environmental legislation and ecological programs.
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NOAA is created to monitor conditions of the oceans.
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The Clean Water Act is legislation governing water pollution in this country. It's goal is to eliminate toxic substances in the water.
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The Marine Mammal Protection Act protects all animals from hunting, capture, or any harassment.
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DDT becomes banned in the United States because of Silent Spring, Rachel Carson's book. It took 10 years of legislated battles.
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In December 1973 congress passed the Endangered Species Act to protect all of the animals from extinction.
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The Toxic Substances Control Act makes EPA control all toxic chemical substances in the US.
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A reporter discovers that long term chemical dumping at Love Canal caused a lot of birth defects and miscarriages.
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The Montreal Protocol is signed by the US and other countries agreeing to get rid of CFCs by 2000.
