Milestones in Ecology

  • National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

    National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

    This is a law that was passed in 1970 in order to promote the enhancement of the environment
  • Clean Water Act

    Clean Water Act

    This is a law that governs water pollution.
  • Safe Drinking Water Act

    Safe Drinking Water Act

    This is a federal law that protects public drinking water supply.
  • Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

    Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

    This a federal law that provides protection for over 157,000 acres of land
  • McDonald's started using biodegradable packaging

    McDonald's started using biodegradable packaging

    This is an event where McDonald's decided to change their styrofoam packaging to a biodegradable material
  • Montreal Protocol

    Montreal Protocol

    This is a global agreement to protect the ozone layer.
  • Medical Waste Tracking Act

    Medical Waste Tracking Act

    This is a federal law concerning the illegal dumping of waste products.
  • Rio Earth Summit

    Rio Earth Summit

    This was a major United Nations conference held in Rio.
  • Hybrid Revolution

    Hybrid Revolution

    The hybrid revolution came to be, because of the foul smelling pollution due to the gas the cars used.
  • Walk Score

    Walk Score

    This is a company that provides walkability services and apartment search tools through a website.
  • Climate Agreement

    Climate Agreement

    This deals with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaption, and finance.
  • Tougher Ozone Standards

    Tougher Ozone Standards

    This is a proposal to lower the ozone standard from 75 to 70 or 65.
  • Endangered Species Act

    Endangered Species Act

    This gives states more authority over endangered species management and recovery.