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Establishment of National Forests
Allowed the president to establish forest reserves to be able to preserve certain plant and animal species. -
Lacey Act
A law that bans trafficking illegal wildlife. In 2008 the act was amended to include plants and plant products. -
Migratory Bird Act
Implemented the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Great Britain. -
Bald Eagle Protection Act
This protects the two species of bald eagles against poaching. -
Public Health Service Act
Federal Law enacted this to help the quality of the cleanliness and preparation of food in a public place. -
Everglades National Park
Was created to preserve the biological diversity and resources of the Everglades ecosystem. -
Antarctic Treaty System
Created by 12 countries to respect Antarctica. -
Silent Spring Published
An environmental science book written by Rachel Carson. It talked about adverse effects that pesticides have on the environment. -
Clean Air Act
Created to control the quality of the air and try to reduce pollution. -
Wilderness Act
President Lyndon Johnson and congress signed this to preserve national ecosystems for the permanent good of the people and other reasons -
Water Quality Act
Required States to issue water quality Standards to improve the drinking water. -
National Environmental Policy Act
Law that promotes the enhancement of the environment and and this law established the President’s council on the quality of the environment. -
First Earth Day
Founded by US senator Gaylord Nelson to teach people about the environment. -
EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency was proposed by President Richard Nixon for protection over the environment in the United States. The president proposed this on July 9, 1970. -
DDT Banned
A commonly used pesticide for insect control until it was ruled unsafe by the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Clean Water Act
This was enacted so the U.S. could govern the water pollution. -
U.N. Environment Programme Act
An agency of the United Nations that coordinates the organization of environmental activities and helps developing countries in implementing policies. -
OPEC Oil Embargo
Arab members imposed an embargo against countries who were supporting Israel in the Yom Kippur war. -
Convention on the International Trade in Endangered species (CITE)
A treaty created to protect endangered animals and endangered plants. -
Endangered Species Act
The purpose was to protect and recover endangered species and the ecosystems which the endangered species depends on. -
Toxic Substances Control Act
This provides EPA the authority to require reporting, record keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions on chemical substances and mixtures. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Created as the federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste -
Alternative Energy Institute
A program at West Texas A&M University which found alternative ways to get energy. This program nationally and internationally recognized for their outreach and education. -
Love Canal Disaster
A neighborhood in New York. The neighborhood was known as the location of a 70-acre landfill which caused massive environmental pollution which caused harm to many residents and the wildlife in the area. -
Three Mile Accident
Considered the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history. There was a failure in the secondary part of the plant. -
Union Carbide Plant Explosion
Gas leaked in the night at the Union Carbide India at the Union Carbide India Limited Pesticide Plant. -
Chernobyl Nuclear Explosion
The Soviet Union built this plant in the town of Pripyat. The explosion caused harm to many people. -
Montreal Protocol
A global agreement to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of ozone-depleting substances. -
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Exxon was a shipping company headed for California. The oil tanker hit a reef in Alaska causing 11 million gallons of oil to spill into the ocean. -
Gulf War Oil Spill
Large quantities of oil began to spill into the Persian Gulf. -
First U.N. Earth Summit
Also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, was held in Rio. More than 100 heads of states met to address urgent problems of environmental protection and socio-economic development at the global level. -
Food Quality Protection Act
Signed into law by President Clinton. This act considered the effects of from exposure of pesticides from multiple sources like food, water, and other sources. -
Kyoto Protocol
This was also known as the climate change international treaty which they talked about ways to combat climate change. -
World Food Summit
This summit continued the existence of widespread undernutrition. -
BP Oil Spill (Deep Horizon)
An oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. There was not enough cement between the production and protection casing. -
Paris Climate Accord
An agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention dealing with, climate change, greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance. All this is said to start in 2020. -
World Environmental Day
This was to created to encourage awareness for protecting our environment.
