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Cleveland's Cuyahoga River caught fire and burned for the 10th time from industrial waste. This is when modern American Environmental Movement began.
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A movement caused by the increase of environmental threats created by the disposal of toxic waste increased
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Ozone depletion and global warming became a worldwide problem
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"We have been acting out the classic cartoon image of a man sitting on the branch of a tree and sawing it behind him." This is a good quote that shows the public what they are doing.
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Reagan dropped the environmental conservation and pollution laws.
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700 families had been exposed to toxic waste deposited by Hooker Chemical company near Niagara Falls
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Earth was launched as Time Magazines "Planet of the Year"
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The congress passed Coastal Barriers Resources Act and Nuclear Waste Policy Act
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Congress amends Endangered Species Act to allow Tellico Dam to be built.
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Massive gas leek took place in Bhopal, India which is considered the world worst Industrial Accident.
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Scientists leaned about how dangerous the ozone hole is and the effects of global warming.
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George W. Bush was the 41 President of the US, and he promised to be the "Environmental President"
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Earth had taken on ABC who ran a two hour documentary on Earth Day
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The act was passed
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The U.N. met with 108 states to set a goal to save the Earth
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Congress curbed environmental regulations
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Clinton told the federal actions to address environmental justice in minority populations
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The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act were all passed to stop pesticide use.
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As many people know 9/11 really hit and effected the United States. What people don't know is that it also effected the globe by focusing on fighting terrorism and not pollution.
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With all these acts being passed it also brought attention on how much pesticide can be left in the food.
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The icebergs melting and having more hurricanes brought attention back to the environment and how we can understand it better.
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George W. Bush signed the Energy Independence Act which helped the decrease in nonrenewable resources.
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The largest oil spill is known as the BP that happened on April 10, 2010. It took two months to stop the oil.
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"I'm a very big person when it comes to the environment"
This is important because it shows Trumps response on how he feels about environmentalism
