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7986 BC Agricultural Revolution
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Industrial Revolution
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John Muir Birth
John Muir was an early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in America. He accurately reflected the desire to help preserve nature since America was undergoing ecological imperialism. Muir helped to preserve many areas, such as Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park. -
Walden By Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau was a transcendentalist who wrote Walden; a series of reflections about life, nature, simple living, and the natural surroundings associated with it. Thoreau lived in the solitude of the wilderness for about two years in order to conclude the reflections. -
Homestead Act
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Yellowstone National Park Founded
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American Forestry Association Founded
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Yosemite plus Sequoia National Park Founded
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Sierra Club Founded
The Sierra Club is the oldest and most influential environmental club in America during the progressive movement. Muir, the first president, set out to help environmental changes. -
Lacey Act Founded
The Lacey Act of 1900 is a conservation law that states that one may not trade wildlife that has been illegally possessed. It protects the wildlife by inflicting punishments. -
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Golden Age of Conservation (Theodore Rosevelt)
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First National Wild Life Refuge Established
National Wild Life Refuge is a designated area that is protected by laws from outside influences, such as illegal hunting. The first one was the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge founded by Theodore Roosevelt. -
US Forest Service Founded
This is an agency of the US Department of Agriculture. It helps administer and protect 155 national forests. -
Also Leopold
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Audubon Society Founded
This is a mission designated to help conserve and restore natural habitats and ecosystems. It is a non profit organization dedicated to helping the environment. -
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot was Roosevelt's right hand man when it came to conservation and the environment. He was an extreme progressive who idolized nature and forests. Through him, many acts and laws were founded that helped the environment. -
Antiquities Act
Passed in 1906, it allowed the president to protect areas in the United States for scientific or historical interests. It was a part of the progressive movement. -
US National Park Service Founded
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Civilian Conservation Corps Founded
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Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
These are stamps popularly known as the Duck Stamp. The revenue collected from these stamps is used to help buy land for the National Wildlife Refuge System. -
Taylor Grazing Act
The Taylor Grazing Act was implemented by Theodore Roosevelt. It helped to stop overgrazing and soil erosion in order to help the land and livestock. -
Fish Plus Wildlife Service Founded
This was founded in order to help fish, wildlife, and plants. The service helps protect and conserve wildlife for everyone and everything to enjoy. -
Silent Spring published by Rachel Carson
Carson was an American Marine Biologist who argued that DDT, a pesticide, was passed from animal to animal in the food chain resulting in birth defects. Through Silent Spring, Carson was able to raise awareness, which led to the banning of DDT in the nation. -
Wilderness Act
This act established the national wilderness preservation system. It helps protect the wildlife; however, it does not limit people from activities such as hunting or fishing. -
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
This act was signed by Johnson in order to protect rivers due to religious, cultural, recreational, historical, and aesthetic reasons. They are preserved for these outstanding features. -
Cuyahoga River in Ohio Caught Fire
In 1969, one of the most polluted rivers in the nation caught on fire. It was due to decades of industrial waste pollution. The fire was featured on TIME magazine, which helped spark a massive environmental movement. -
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
This act helped establish the EPA and the council on Environmental quality. It requires an Environmental Impact Statement for any project that requires the use of federal money. -
First Earth Day
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Environmental Protection Agency Established
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Clean Air Act Established (Revised 63,65,70,77,90)
This act establishes primary and secondary air quality standards. It also limits the amount of air pollution that is allowed to be released in the air. -
Endangered Species Act
This protects species that are considered to be threatened or endangered by law. -
FIFRA - Federal, Insecticide, Fungicide, And Rodenticide Control Act (revised 71, 75, 78, 88)
This regulates the manufacture of pesticides. -
OPEC and Oil Embargo
The organization of petroleum exporting countries placed an embargo on oil sold to Israel's supporters. This created the oil crisis of 1973 during Nixon's presidency. -
Roland and Molina (UCI) announce that CFC's are depleting the Ozone layer
They warned that CFC's were a potential threat to human acitivty and the ozone layer. Because of this, they won the Nobel Peace Prize. CFC's were eventually banned from aerosoles because of this statement. -
RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)
This act was placed because the nation was undergoing a problem of disposing waste very rapidly. It puts regulations on the disposal of hazardous waste. -
Clean Water Act
This act helps regulate the pollution in water. It sets the regulations for clean water and helps to eliminate a lot of pollution in the water. -
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
This act governs the mining process and sets the standards for safe mining in order to protect the environment. It focuses on inspection, enforcement, and permitting. -
Love Canal, NY
A company named Hooker Chemical sold their site to a school district. This was very dangerous because chemical waste was exposed to the people at the school, which made many sick. It was noted as a public health emergency. -
Thee Mile Island Nuclear Accident
In 1979, a nuclear problem occurred in Pennsylvania. It was noted as one of the worst nuclear meltdowns ever in history. Many radioactive chemicals were released in the air, which posed a huge problem for the people there. -
Bhopal, India
This was a terrible industrial disaster in India. It was a major gas leak that ended up with over 2 thousand deaths and over 500,000 people exposed to toxic gas. -
CERCLA (Superfund)
This was the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act. It dealt with the hazardous dumping of chemicals. It helps protect the public from releases of toxic chemicals and hazardous substances. -
Chernobyl
This was a terrible nuclear accident that happened in Ukraine. It released a tremendous amount of nuclear and radioactive particles in the air, ultimately resulting in 31 deaths and lots of birth defects. -
Montreal Protocol
This is one of the very few successful iterenational agreements that helps regualte the ozone layer. It bans the use of chemicals that contribute to the ozone layer depletion. -
Exxon Valdez
This was a huge oil tank that struck Prince William's Sound Bligh Reef. Thousands of barrels of oil leaked into the ocean, resulting in one of the worst human caused environmental disasters. -
Energy Policy Act
This act tried to help solve growing problems due to energy. It offered ideas of wind and alternative energye sources. -
Desert Protection Act
This act helped to etablish Death Valley, Joshua Tree National Parks, and the Mojave National Preserve in California. It added multiple new areas to the National Wilderness preservation system. -
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Kyoto Protocol
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World Population hits 6 billion
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IPCC Report on Climate Change
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
