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1st legislation of lay down federal regulation on water quality
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Established in Washington D.C. as a nonprofit organization with its misson to protect ecological important lands and waters around the world.
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1st piece of legislation to address air pollution; the control was given to the states
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Protests construction of the Ecol Park Dam in Dinosaur National Park
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This book condemns the overuse of pesticides in the U.S.
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Secretary of the Interior Udall wrote about an early call on envirmonmental pollution with an introduction by President Kennedy
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$95 milion for the study and clean up of air and water pollution. It also gives the government authority to reduce interstate pollution, regulate emission standards for stationary pollution sources, and invest in technologies that will remove sulfur form coal and oil
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Enhances Federal control over water quality and these standards wil become the basesline for statewide water quality levels
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Sets the first Federal automobile emission standards
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1st legislation regarding the protection of endangered domestic fish and wildlife; allotted $15 million a year
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Requires every federal agency to prepare an Evironmental Impact Statement for any legislation.
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1st National celebration with a nationwide protest against enviromental ignorance; estimated 20 milllion people participated across the U.S.
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Enviromental Protection Agency is responsible for U.S. environmental policy; hiring 4,000 Americans
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National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration is created to monitor and improve condition of the oceans
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CWA primary legislation governing water pollution in the country. The goal is to eliminate toxic substances in the water and uphold surface water to national standard of cleanliness.
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10 years after Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring
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Congress passes the act in order to prevent the extinction of animals in the U.S.
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President Nixon signs the acts in an attempt to balance the nation's energy demands with appropriate environmental regulations.
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President Carter established the department to carry out comprehensive natinal energy plan that reflects federal legislation
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Tax credits given to encourage fuel effeciency and renewable energy of ethanol.
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Countries of U.S., Japan, Canada, and 21 other countries, agreed to phase out ozone-depleating CFC's by the year 2000
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President Regan signs the law that prohibits all waste dumping in the ocean starting in 1992
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World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environmental Program established the IPCC which provides a balanced scientific information regarging climate change for reports to be published in 1990, 1995, 2001, and 2007