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Franklin Roosevelt signed a treaty that brought young men to wilderness on conservation projects
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A Sand County Almanac, contains short essays that describe a year spent in his Wisconsin River shack.
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In 1957, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) asked Congress for $2.5 million to eradicate an insect pest that stripped trees in northeastern forests – the gypsy moth. Some think that the effects of the gypsy moth were because of DDT
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Eisenhower signs a bill for a two year study on air pollution from cars in the US.
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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. First published on June 22, 1962. An inspirational writer and one of the first environmentalists.
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The first legislation regarding Endangered Species passes. This helped protect environmental awareness
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The Santa Barbara oil well blowout spills over 200,000 gallons of oil into the ocean for 11 days straight. The spill leads directly to reforms in the energy industry.
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The first Earth Day brings national awareness of the environment forth.
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President Nixon works with Congress to establish the Environmental Protection Agency
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The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
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Pollution- free cars are invented
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James Hansen argues that the ozone layer is eroding much faster than was predicted.
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The Exxon Valdez tanker spills 11 million gallons of oil
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Congress passes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), requiring every federal agency to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for any legislation.
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not as important as it was in hte past even though global warming is an even bigger issue than ever before