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The world population hit one billion in the middle of the industrial revolution.
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This was the result of the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, which allowed the president to establish forest reserves.
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The Love Canal Disaster was an event in which the Hooker Chemical Company was dumping highly toxic chemicals into the Love Canal landfill.
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This law prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally obtained.
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This called for the protection of migratory birds.
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It took 123 years after the world population hit 1 billion to hit two billion.
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This act makes it illegal to sell, hunt, or possess a bald eagle. -
This gave the United States Public Health Service the responsibility to prevent the spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the U.S..
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This is a 1.5 million acre wetlands preserve in Florida.
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This was created regulate international relations in Antarctica, which is the only continent without human population.
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It took only 33 years after the population hit 2 billion to hit 3 billion.
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This book was written to draw attention to the effects of pesticides
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This federally designated 800 new wilderness areas.
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This law promotes the enhancement of the environment.
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This was created to show support for environmental protection
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Created to commit to environmental protection matters.
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This act was intended to control and reduce air pollution worldwide
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This was the ban of the insecticide DDT, which is a possible human carcinogen
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This was established for coordinating responses to environmental problems in the United Nation.
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This requires states to issue water quality standards for interstate waters.
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This was created to maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the U.S.'s water.
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This was an oil embargo launched in relation to the U.S. involvement in the Arab-Israeli War.
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This act was created to preserve and protect endangered and threatened species.
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This was established to bring awareness for the protection of the environment.
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This treaty was signed to ensure that the international trade of wild animals and plants would not endanger the species. -
This regulates the introduction of new and existing chemicals.
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This act gives the EPA the authority to control hazardous waste.
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This school was created to provide key research to alternative energy sources.
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This is the most significant in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history, as there was a partial meltdown on the Three Mile Island.
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This was a gas leak at the UCIL factory, which killed a worker who inhaled the gas.
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This was the result of a poor reactor design, which resulted in the worst nuclear disaster in history.
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27 years after the population hit 3 billion, the world reaches 5 billion.
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This treaty was signed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.
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This was a tragedy where a single hulled, Exxon tanker was pierced causing 50 million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound. -
This was the result of Iraqi forces dumping oil into the waters to prevent a U.S. water landing. -
This was a meeting convened to address environment protection.
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This at directs the Secretary of Agriculture to collect pesticide data on commodities eaten by children.
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This was convened to strategize against world hunger.
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This was international treaty to reduce climate change, and greenhouse emissions.
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This is the largest marine oil spill in history, which was caused by and explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. -
It took only 24 years after the population hit 5 billion for the population to hit 7 billion.