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Environmental Timeline
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George Perkins Marsh
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Henry David Thoreau
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John Muir
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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt became president on September 14th, 1901 after McKinley got shot. He was a very influential figure in environmental matters. He created the first environmental conservation in 1901, created Crater Lake National Park in 1902, pelican island in 1903 (1 of the 51 bird reservations he was behind), established the national forest service service (and made Gifford Pinchot the chief) in 1905, along with confounding the Bison Society. At one point, he raised to shoot a captured bear, -
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot was a largely influential environmental figure during his life, reforming the forests in the United States, controlling the use of natural resources, and serving as the Chief of the United States Forest Service. -
Alice Hamilton
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Yellowstone National Park established
Congress established Yellowstone in the Territories of Montana and Wyoming "as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people" and placed it "under exclusive control of the Secretary of the Interior." The founding of Yellowstone National Park began a movement throughout the whole world. These days, more than 100 nations contain around 1,200 national parks or equivalent preserves. The human history goes back 11,000 years and we still discover more every day. -
Franklin Roosevelt
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Aldo Leopold
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First national wildlife refuge established
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US forest service founded
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Lacey Act
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Antiquities Act
This act gives the president of the United States the authority to create national monuments. It was signed in by Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt. Sometimes its use creates controversy. -
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson was born in Springdale Pennsylvania in 1907, and eventually became a marine scientist working for the US Fish and Wildlife service. She spoke about the misuse of chemical pesticides and the threat it presents to all organisms and nature in her book Silent Spring. She questioned the government and challenged what the right course for the future was though she was faced with controversy and personal attacks. -
US national park service founded
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Jimmy Carter
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Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey was an author who focused his work largely on environmental issues and criticism of environmental policies. His most famous novel is The Monkey Wrench Gang. He worked as a ranger for the United States Park Service in Utah. He essentially lived his life making a lot of people in power really angry, putting him on the FBIs watch list for his views against war. To this, he said, "I'd be insulted if they weren't watching me." -
Civilian Conservation Corps
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Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
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Dust Bowl
Throughout the drought of the 1930s, overworked soil began turned to dust and blew across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas, creating substandard living conditions for thousands of Americans, forcing them to relocate away from 100,000,000 acres, abandoning their houses and farms. -
Pittman- Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act
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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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The Clean Water Act
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Al Gore
Al Gore was born in 1948. He is an environmentalist and politician. He served as s former congressman in senator, and he was the former Vice President of the United States of America. He focused heavily in climate change, and his efforts earned him a Nobel prize. -
Cuyahoga River Burning
The Cuyahoga River burning is an instance that has occured many times; at least thirteen fires have occured on the river causing as much as 50,000 dollars worth of damage during each one- the highest cost of damage at over 1 million dollars. The occurances inspired an abundance of water quality legislation to be passed, including the Clean Water Act and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. There have been attempts at improving the quality of the River, but pollution still exists regardless. -
The Clean Air Act
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Wilderness Act
The Wilderness Act prohibits permanent roads and commercial enterprises, except commercial services that provide for recreational or other purposes of the Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas usually don't allow motorized equipment, motor vehicles, temporary roads, permanent structures or installations (with exceptions in Alaska). Wilderness areas are to be mainly affected by nature, though the Wilderness Act does address providing for human health and other positive uses. -
The National Environmental Policy Act
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The First Earth Day
The idea of a national day for the environment came to the founder, Gaylord Nelson, after seeing the horrible effects of the massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. America remained oblivious to environmental problems, Rachel Carson got the ball rolling with the New York Times bestseller Silent Spring. The book rose awareness and concern for the environment. On the first Earth day 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthier environment. -
OSHA
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The Clean Water Act
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The Endangered Species Act
This act provides conservation of species that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a significant portion of their range, and the conservation of the ecosystems that they depend on. Congress has amended the ESA several times. -
Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
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OPEC oil embargo
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The Love Canal Incident
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TMI Nuclear Accident
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident occured in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on March 8, 1979. The accident was caused by human incompetence and user interface engineering mistakes. It caused mass contamination and evacuation. -
Union Carbon plant explosion in Bhopal, India
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Superfund
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The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act was passed in reaction to an accident in India where methylisocyanate was released, killing and seriously injuring 2000. The act regulates the storage of toxic chemicals and the information that is released to the people in order to promote more careful regulation and control of the chemicals to protect the people. -
Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion
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The Montreal Protocol
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
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The Oil Pollution Act
The Oil Pollution act was passed by George H.W. Bush. It stated that oil companies must have detailed plans to prevent and control any unexpected oil spills in an effort to make the industry less of a potential threat to ecosystems. -
The Kyoto Protocol Signed
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BP gulf coast oil spill
The oil rig the Deepwater Horizon sunk in the Gult of Mexico leaving
massive amounts of oil in the water, polluting it, and leaving 11 people missing. This impacted the marine life greatly. -
Work Cited
Rachel Carson, The Life and Legacy." Rachel Carson, The Life and Legacy. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2016. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2016 Backgrounder on the Three Mile Island Accident." NRC:. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2016. "Environmental History." Environmental History. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.
