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Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution. -
In 1830 the Lowell Mill women organized and went on strike. It was the first union of working women in American history. -
A book about living the simple life in the woods -
The NLU was the first national labor federation in the U.S. It fought for the 8 hour day. The organization fell apart during the depression of 1870. -
The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel -
The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain -
Thousands of black laundry workers went on strike for higher pay and respect for their work. They took on Atlanta businesses and threatened to call a strike that would shutdown the city. -
Cripple creek became a boom town after gold was discovered. A strong miners union formed that was part of the Western Federation of Miners -
The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution -
The strike happened at Pressed Steel Car Company. Between 5000 and 8000 mostly immigrant workers. -
A fire broke out on the top floors of a factory. The fire department came but their ladders weren't long enough. 146 people died. Activists were inspired and pushed for reforms. -
US Congress created the National Park Service -
This law provides federal assistance for the elderly, unemployment insurance, and assistance to children whose families have low income. -
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring -
The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise -
Over 200,000 postal workers went on strike This helped to transform the Postal service. -
1970 — First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established -
The Federal Air Traffic Controllers went on strike across the country after their union rejected the contract. Most of them defied back to work orders and were fired by Regan. -
1989 — Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force -
1997 — The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide -
2001 — U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol -
This law restores the rights of working women and allowed them to sue over pay discrimination. -
2017 — U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation -
2021 — U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation