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Industrial Revolution
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10,000 years ago: Agricultural Rev.
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APES Timeline
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John Muir born
America's most famous naturalist and conservationist, very influential. Also known as "The Father of our National Parks,""Wilderness Prophet," and "Citizenof the Universe." -
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
A "reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings." -
Homestead Act
You could apply for a federal land grant if you had never taken up arms against the US government, were over 21 years of age, or were the head of a family. -
Yellowstone National Park founded
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American Forestry Association founded
A non-profit conservation organization that serves the purpose of protecting and restoring healthy forest ecosystems. -
Yosemite plus Sequoia National Park founded
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General Revision Act
Reversed previous policies, granted increased plots of public land while decreasing extraction rights to privately held western land owners. -
Sierra Club founded
An environmental organization founded by John Muir with the initial purpose of defeating a proposed reduction in boundaries of Yosemite National Park. -
Lacey Act
A conservation law that prohibits trade of wildlife, fish,and plants that have been taken, possessed, or sold illegally. -
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Golden Age of Conservation (Theodore Roosevelt)
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First National Wildlife Refuge established
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Gifford Pinchot
An American forester and politician who served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service. -
Aldo Leopold
An American author, scientist, ecologist, forester, conservationist, and environmentalist who reformed the management and development of US forests. -
Audubon Society founded
An environmental organization that is non-profit, it is dedicated to conservation. -
US Forest Service founded
Administers the 154 national forests of the nation and 20 grasslands, all of which encompass 193 million acres. -
Antiquities Act
First law that declared archeological sites on public lands as important resources. -
Congress became upset because Roosevelt was waving so much forest land so they banned further withdrawals.
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US National Park Service founded
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Dust Bowl
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Civilian Conservation Corps founded
A public relief work program, part of the New Deal targeted towards helping unemployed, umarried men from relief families. -
Soil Conservation Service founded
Provides technical assistance to private landowners and mangers (farmers etc.). -
Taylor Grazing Act
Regulates grazing on public lands in an attempt to improve rangeland conditions. -
Migratory BIrd Hunting Stamp Act
Any person hunting ducks, geese, swan, or brant, is 16 years old or older has to carry a current Duck Stamp. -
Fish plus Wildlife Service founded
Manage fish, wildlife, and natural habitats. Work to conserve and protect them. -
Silent Spring published by Rachel Carson
An environmental science book documenting the detrimental effects on the environment of the use of pesticides. -
Clean Air Act
Regulates the air quality of the United States. -
Wilderness Act
Defined wilderness as “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain,” while creating the National Wilderness Preservation System. -
Clean Air Act
Regulates the air quality of the United States. -
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Selected rivers are set to be preserved because of their remarkable values. -
Cuyahoga River in Cleveland,Ohio, caught fire
Was result of water pollution and helped spur an environmental movement. -
NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
The Act etablished the President's Council on Environmental Quality while promoting the enhancement of the environment. -
Clean Air Act
Regulates the air quality of the United States. -
FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Control Act)
Established the basic system of pesticide regulation in an attempt to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. -
Endangered Species Act
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OPEC oil embargo
Embargoset against the US by Arab members in response to US Israeli support in war. -
Roland and Molina (UCI) announce that CFC's are depleting the ozone layer
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FIFRA
Established the basic system of pesticide regulation in an attempt to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. -
RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)
A pubic law that provides the proper waste management of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes that are solid. -
Clean Air Act
Regulates the air quality of the United States. -
Clean Water Act
Primary Act in US that governs the pollution of water. -
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
Federal Law regulating the environmental effects of coal mining in the US. -
FIFRA
Established the basic system of pesticide regulation in an attempt to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. -
Love Canal, NY (toxic waste leaks into residential houses)
Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corporation disposed more than 20,000 tons of chemical wastes into Love Canal. A canal of which they purchased. -
3 Mile Island Nuclear accident
The worst comercial US power plant accident in history. Considered a "partial nuclear meltdown." -
Alaskan Lands Act
Federal Law providing varying degrees of protection to over 100,000,000 acres of land. -
CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act= Super-Fund)
Federal Law set to clean sites up that were contaminated with different hazardous substances. -
Bhopal, Indian (chemical toxin kills 2,000)
Considered the world's worst industrial accident,a gas leak in India that lead to many deaths. -
CERCLA
Federal Law set to clean sites up that were contaminated with different hazardous substances. -
Chernobyl
Nuclear disaster in which an explosion and fire released radioactive toxins throughout regions of Europe and Western USSR. -
Montreal Protocol
An international treaty signed in an attempt to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of products responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer. -
FIFRA
Established the basic system of pesticide regulation in an attempt to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. -
Exxon Valdez
An oil tanker located in Alaska that spilled thousands of barrels of crude oil. Listed as the 54th largest oil spill in history. -
Clean Air Act
Regulates the air quality of the United States. -
CERCLA
Federal Law set to clean sites up that were contaminated with different hazardous substances. -
Energy Policy Act of 1992
Government Act intended to increase the use of clean energy and improve energy efficiency. -
Desert Protection Act
Federal Law that established in the California desert the Death Valley, Joshua National Tree Parks, and Mojave National Preserve. -
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Kyoto Protocol
International Treaty that extends the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of 1992. -
World population hits 6 billion
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World population hits 7 billion
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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, Japan
