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George Perkins
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Henry David Thoreau
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John Muir
In 1890 he began traveling to different places Australia, South America, Europe, China. Japan, Sierra Nevada and wrote 300 articles and 10 major books that recounted his travels and basically told everyone to climb the mountains and how great they really are. Fought battle to save the environment like Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. His most famous one was to prevent the damming of Hetch Hetchy Valley.http://vault.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/life/muir_biography.aspx</a>
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Gifford Pinchot
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Alice Hamilton
From 1932 to 1930 she was the only women member of the League of nations health committee worked at the Bureau labor of statistics where she performed a landmark study on the manufacture of white lead and lead oxide, and made recommendations for safer working conditions.
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Yellowstone national Park established
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Aldo Leopold
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Al Gore
(March 31, 1948-still alive) worked on global warming. He urged the world’s biggest carbon emitters which is China and the US to take action about global warming. Spread word about global warming and climate change. http://www.history.com/topics/al-gore -
Lacey Act
The Lacey Act was passed in 1900 and was the first federal law to protect wildlife . It enforces civil and criminal penalties for the illegal trade of animals and plants. Today it regulates the import of any species protected by international or domestic law and prevents the spread of invasive, or non-native, species. -
First national wildlife refuge established
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US forest service founded
The United States forest service is an agency of th US. Department of agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which is 193 million acres. The mission of the forest service is "To sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. -
Antiquities Act
The Antiquities Act lets the president to protect special American wild lands and historical sites as national monuments.A small group of anti-conservation lawmakers have tried to take away the president’s ability to use the Antiquities Act. A lot of bills have been introduced to weaken the act, but haven't really succeeded. -
Rachel Carson
(May 27, 1907 - April 14, 1964) She made books of biography of the ocean. She was naturalist and science writer for the public. Wrote articles designed to teach people about the wonder and beauty of the living world. Her most popular book is "Silent Spring", which created huge controversy over DDT. http://www.rachelcarson.org/Bio.aspx -
US national park service founded
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Jimmy Carter
(October 1, 1924-dead) he created the department of energy. Which reduces the amount of oil and bring new innovations towards new energy. https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/jimmycarter -
Edward Abbey
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Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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Dust Bowl
The dust bowl struck in 1939, hitting Oklamaha, Texas,Kanasas, Colorado, and New Mexico. The soil was very weak at this time which made it easy for the wind to pick it up and create dust create dust clouds. Dust storms would chole cattle and drive more than half of the population out of the region. Plus nearly 10 percent moved to Califronia. By 1941 the land was rehabilitated, but world war II brought on yet another depression. -
The Love Canal incident
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The Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. The law also authorizes EPA to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards to protect public health and public welfare and regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants. -
Wilderness Act
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Cuyahoga River burning
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The National Environmental Policy Act
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The First Earth Day
Earth day was created by senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, an environmentalist who wanted to provide unity to the environmental movement and increase ecological awareness. Earth day was originally to be celebrated on March 21 since that is the first day of spring, but was later changed to April 22, 1970. On the first Earth day millions of Americans participated in marches, rallies and educational programs.
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OSHA
OSHA’s main goal is to protect the rights and safety of workers by preventing workplace injuries and deaths and holding employers accountable for safe workplaces. OSHA also provides workers and employers with information about hazardous working conditions. -
The Clean Water Act
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
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OPEC oil embargo
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The Endangered Species Act
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TMI nuclear accident "Backgrounder on the Three Mile Island Accident." NRC:. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.
The TMI (Three Mile Island) happened on Wednesday, March 28, 1979. Water was somehow prevented from going into the steam generators ( which remove heat from the reactor core) causing the reactor to shut down. A hydrogen bubble had formed that had NRC officials worried because it could have exploded. Luckily officials later found out that the bubble would not explode because of the absence of oxygen. The bubble was then reduced in size. -
Superfund
The Superfund program is designed to clean up some of the nation’s most contaminated land and responding to environmental emergencies, oil spills and natural disasters. In order to protect the public health and the environment, the Superfund program focuses on making a visible and lasting difference in communities, ensuring that people can live and work in healthy places. -
Union Carbide plant explosion in Bhopal, India
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Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion
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The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
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The Montreal Protocol
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Exxon Valdez oil spill "The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: 25 Years Ago Today." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.
On March 24, 1989, at 12:04 am, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef, which tore open the hull leading to the spill of 11 million gallons of oil into the ocean. The first action to clear the spill, hardly improved anything and later a storm came and caused the spill to spread. More than 1,000 miles of coastline were ruined and thousands of animals died. Exxon had to pay billions to clean up the oil. Alaskan beaches to this day are still polluted. -
The Oil Pollution Act
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The Kyoto Protocol
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BP gulf coast oil spill
