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Earth’s Resources Aren’t Limitless
Europeans settlers come to America and discover Earth’s resources won’t be here forever unless they conserve(sutori.com). -
Industrial Revolution
As the Industrial Revolution began, earth began to get polluted since the factories caused major pollution(sutori.com). -
Wildlife Refuge
Seeing as we are ruining the earth and animals are growing extinct, Teddy Roosevelt established a protected wildlife refuge at Pelican Island in an attempt to start saving Earth’s animals(sutori.com). -
Eisenhower’s Speech
The president of the time, Dwight Eisenhower recognizes pollution in the air and how it causes problems and addresses the issue in his State of Union address(pbs.org) -
Study of Automobile Exhaust
The Air Pollution Control Act of 1955 funds a study to look at the health effects caused by the exhaust from automobiles(pbs.org). -
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring. This began the modern environmentalist movement. -
First Earth Day
First national earth day is celebrated as a holiday as people fight against environmental pollution(pbs.org). -
EPA Established
Nixon works with Congress to establish the Environmental Protection Agency to help protect earth(pbs.org). -
Bhopal
One of the worst industrial incidents ever takes place in the city of Bhopal as as a chemical leak kills thousands of people(text)l -
Chernobyl
Nuclear incident that occurred in Ukraine that began with an explosion and released radiation into the air and killed thousands(text).