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Regulate Pollution And Waste Disposal
Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution. -
Walden
Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden -
Ecology
The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel -
Acid Rain
The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain -
Smog
The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain -
National Park Service
US Congress created the National Park Service. -
The Space Race
NASA was created due to Sputnik being released from Russia. Obviously, without NASA being created we wouldn't have all the space exploration achievements we do today. This was the start to something revolutionary. -
The First Man In Space
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. This is arguably one of the greatest achievements of mankind and so inspiring that it gave motivation to future projects such as the Apollo mission that led us to the moon. -
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring. -
Earthrise
The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise. -
Man On The Moon
Neil Armstrong along with his crew mates, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, were able to make history and be the first humans to ever land on the moon. this gave us, especially the U.S., tons of confidence to succeed in anything we set out to do in the future of space exploration. -
The First Earth Day
First Earth Day - Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency establishment -
First U.S. Space Station
The U.S. was able to create and launch The Skylab that orbited the Earth. Scientists now had the ability to conduct experiments in a microgravity environment. This opportunity led us to understand our Earth and solar system in more detail than we ever could before. -
The Voyager Mission
The Voyager Mission is so historic with many accomplishments across the board. These missions really allowed us to expand our horizons and learn about our outermost planets of the solar system. We got our first pictures of Saturn and Jupiter and learned more about these planets up close. -
The First Space Shuttle Launch
The Space Shuttle was hugely significant in the advancement of space exploration. The Space Shuttle allowed humans and machines to come in and out of space sustainably and at a lower cost. -
Montreal Protocol
Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force. -
The Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope has changed the game for space exploration. Currently, it is close to impossible to travel as far as the Hubble is able to capture these pictures of stars, galaxies, and nebulas. We are able to learn about cosmic bodies farther than we can even imagine. -
First Exoplanets Discovered
Discovering that there are exoplanets in our universe led to the question of "Is there any exoplanets that are habitable to humans?". Because of that question we became more curious and explored deeper into our universe. -
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide. -
Mars Pathfinder
Mars Pathfinder was the first time we landed a rover onto Mars. We were able to virtually explore Mars' terrain and have the rover conduct experiments. Creating this technology helped with the exploration of planets further in the solar system. -
ISS Launched
The ISS created a similar impact at the The Skylab except the ISS was bigger and offered more modern equipment to conduct more precise experiments in microgravity environment. -
Reject Kyoto Protocol
U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol -
Paris Agreement
U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation -
Rejoin Paris Agreement
U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation