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Gila National Forest (britannica.com)
A professor of wildlife management who was pivotal in the designation of Gila National Forest in New Mexico as Americas first national wilderness area. -
Growing Public Awareness (pbs.org)
President Eisenhower speaks on the problem of air pollution in his State of the Union address. -
Impacts Became More Global (book)
Collapsing fish stocks, endangered species, pesticide poisoning, deforestation, nuclear waste, ozone layer depletion, global warming, acid precipitation, ect. -
Greenpeace Founded 1971 (book)
Their mission: to protest underground nuclear testing by the US military at Amchitka, a tiny volcanic island off western Alaska. -
Energy Tax Act (pbs.org)
The Energy Tax Act creates an incentive for ethanol use. This is the first instance of using tax credits to encourage fuel efficiency and renewable energy. -
Businesses Eco Friendly (book)
Businesses started marketing themselves as environmentally friendly. In the United States, public attention and criticism was directed towards the US chemical industry, automobile emissions and oil spills. -
The Environmental Movement (book)
The environmental movement became public and gained momentum -
Montreal Protocol (pbs.org)
The Montreal Protocol is signed by the U.S., Japan, Canada, and 21 other countries, agreeing to phase out ozone-depleting CFCs by the year 2000. -
Ocean Dumping Ban Act (pbs.org)
President Reagan signs the Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988, a law that prohibits all waste dumping in the ocean starting in 1992. -
UNEP Earth Summit (book)
UNEP organized Earth Summits on the environment