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May 3, 1366
The middle ages
City of Paris forces butchers to dispose of animal waste outside the city, similar laws were established in New York years later. -
May 3, 1388
The middle ages
Passed a law to stop throwing garbage into ditches, rivers, waters etc. Also passes the first urban sanitary laws in England. -
1700 - 1811 The Enlightenment Era
1762 - 1769 - Philadelphia committee led by Ben Franklin attempts to regulate water disposal as well as water pollution. -
The Progressive Era
Manhattan company formed to build water line in New York City. -
1700 - 1811 The Enlightenment Era
1800 - Beginnings of first modern municipal sewers in London, but the water supply is still frequently contaminated. -
Industrial Revolution 1810 - 1890
1812 - First gas lights introduced in London by the Gas Light & Coke Co. This "town gas" or manufactured gas would be used in every major US and European city, but residual coal tar would remain an environmental problem well into the 21st century. -
Industrial Revolution 1810 - 1890
Report is first scientific inquiry linking high rates of infectious disease and child mortality to grossly unsanitary conditions and polluted drinking water. -
Industrial Revolution 1810 - 1890
House of Commons Select Committee on the Smoke Nuisance recommends all manufacturers be removed to a distance of 5 to 6 miles from city center. -
The Progressive Era
The toll was 2000. London had one of its worst experiences with smog in December 1892. The smog lasted for three days and resulted in about 1000 deaths. 1898 - Government agencies were pressured by the coal smoke abatement society to enforce the pollution laws in England. -
The Progressive Era
New York City newspapers begin crusade contaminated milk, ice and oysters by using new laboratory test to check bacteria counts. -
The Progressive Era 1890 - 1920
1906 - Alkali Act of 1863 extended in UK to include a wide range of chemical processes. -
The Roaring Twenties 1920 - 1940
1921 - General Motors researchers discover tetraethyl lead as an anti-knock gasoline additive. -
The Roaring Twenties 1920 - 1940
1922 - National Coast Anti Pollution League formed by state and municipal officials at Atlantic City, New Jersey to stop oil dumping. -
The Roaring Twenties 1920 - 1940
1924 - Oil Pollution Act finally passed in weakened form, prohibiting discharge from any vessel within the three mile limit. A stronger act would have prohibited discharges from oil refineries. -
World War II and the Postwar Years
1947 - Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District formed; first air pollution control bureau in the nation. -
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Air and Water
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World War II and the Postwar Years
1956 - British Parliament passes Clean Air Act. -
World War II and the Postwar Years
1956 -- Congress passes Water Pollution Control Act. -
The 70-80
1972 - First bottle recycling bill passes in Oregon. Getting taxed by the government cause how they make the water bottles to recycle are made from crude oil. -
The 70-80
1973 - US Congress approves Alaska Oil pipeline. To pump oil out of the ground. -
The 80-89
1980-- All gasoline be blended with a minimum of 10 percent grain alcohol--"gasohol." Also Gasohol Competition Act passed by Congress to stop oil companies' discrimination against sales of gasohol at their pumps. Its ethanol -
The 80-89
1980 - National Academy of Sciences calls leaded gasoline the greatest source of atmospheric lead pollution. Its ethanol -
The 1990-2000
1990 - United Nations report on climate change warns that global temperature rise might be as much as 2 degrees F in 35 years, recommends reducing CO2 emissions worldwide. thring to cut down on pollution -
The 1990-2000
1991 - Prohibits mining, limits pollution and protects animal species.limits pollution without hurting the animals -
Ancient civilizations
Hero of Alexandria experiments with solar powered pumps. -
Ancient civilizations
80 A.D.- The Roman Senate passes a law to protect water stored during dry periods so it can be released for street and sewer cleaning. -
The 21st Century-now
2003 -- Oct 11 -- Hunting endangered species -- The Bush administration proposes changes to conservation laws that would allow hunters, to trap move and hunt animals from other countries that are about to die out. -
The 21st Century-now
2003 -- June -- Energy bill was shown to Congress would mean ethanol mandates, nuclear power plant construction, liability exemptions for MTBE users, electrical reliability measures and other items. -
The 21st Century-now
2004 -- December 7 -- Automakers file suit against California to stop a greenhouse gas emissions law that requires better fuel economy. Automakers filing the suit are: Ford, GM, Chrysler, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen, Mazda, Mitsubishi and Toyota. -
The 21st Century-now
Jan. 13 –EPA vetoes water permit for massive Spruce No. 1 mountaintop removal site in West Virginia. The veto is good for environmentalists and sparks violent rhetoric from the coal industry and its supporters. -
The 21st Century-now
November -- Tropical birds, protected by international treaty since 1912, are again under threat. So many of Venezuela’s scarlet finches, are about to die out.