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They didn't care about air and water because they didn't understand what pollution was
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The Romans were well aware of air pollution. They called it gravioris caeli which means heavy heaven.
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The people begin to recognize air pollution for what it is. Edward 1 even forbids burning coal while parliament is in session even though it doesn't work.
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Edward the first actually bans coal burning while parliament is in session but unfortuantely it doesn't work because nobody listens.
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Paris is the first city in Europe to have an extensive sewer system
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Benjamin Franklin is a big leader when it came to cleaning up the cities. However, most people just still weren't interested.
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A committee in Philedelphia led by Benjamin Franklin tries to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.
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The first sewers are beggining to arrive in London but the water is still frequently contaminated.
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Because of the industrial revolution, pollution was higher than normal because of all of the factories that were going up. Both water and Air were affected.
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The first gas lights are introduced. They are widely used but they produce a residual coal tar that could lead to cancer or other negative health affects.
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House of Commons Factory Commission
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Report of the Board of Health (focus: Cholera Outbreak)
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The Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain
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Royal Commission on Employment of Children in the Mines
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The first solar machines are built
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American Public Health Association
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British Public Health Act
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The World's first hydroelectric power plant was opened in Wisconsin.
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During the Progressive Era, people begin to really get involved. They begin to really see all of the pollution that has been happening for years,
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Europe's last great cholera outbreak. The disease really hurts Germany but the neighboring country isn't affected because Altona has a water purification system.
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Because of some sewage cleanup in London, different fish species returned to the Thames River.
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Rivers and Harbors act is created. This makes it illegal to throw garbage into the water ways.
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Despite the US having no money, the US people were still concerned with the environment.
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The Corps of Engineers respond to various complaints on the condition of harbors.
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The National Coast Anti Pollution League is formed to stop oil drumming
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A natural gas leak kills 295 students which inspires natural gas suppliers to add odorants to the gas.
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During this time was WWII. With the war came many changes regarding air and water pollution acts.
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The first atomic bomb is dropped on Japan by the USA.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the clean water act was put into place.
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The First US conference on air pollution is held and sponsored by the PHS (Public Health Services).
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During this time, environmentalist were growing rapidly due to the hippy population.
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The Clean Air Act is passed
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Congress passed the Hazardous Waste Transportation Act.
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Ocean Pollution is widely recognized and opposed during the eighties.
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The US Congress passes the International Environmental Protection Act of 1983.
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Some Euopean nations begin a ban on ozone - depleting chemicals.
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The people are becoming concerned with the ozone layer and oil
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The United Nations report on the climate change and warns that global temperatures might rise as much as 2 degrees F in 35 years and recommends reducing CO2 emissions worldwide.
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A Gallup poll finds that nearly 76 percent of Americans consider themselves to be "environmentalists."
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People are alot more aware than previous years. Because of the more advanced technology, mess ups are bigger and more dangerous.
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In Tennesee, over a billion gallons of coal fly ash sludge spilled out of a holding dam near Kinsport, TN. The TVA continually lies to the people telling them that the water is perfectly safe even though it is not.
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The Environmental Working Group reports that some sources of drinking water for 7 million Californians and millions of others may be contaminated with Perchlorate, a chemical that disrupts child development and may even cause thyroid cancer.
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In the future, there will be wamer weather because of pollution.
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In the future, the world will be hotter because of global warming.
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More old people will die because of the warmer weather
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Global Warming will be a lot worse
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Skin Cancer will increase because of the increased uv rays from global warming
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Because of temp. increases, air pollution will increase.
