Pollution in the USA

Air pollution disaster

Nov 1, 1948

Donora, Pennsylvania, 20 dead, 6000 injured

Air pollution disaster

Nov 6, 1953

New York, New York
250 dead

Air pollution disaster

Nov 6, 1963

New York, New York
200-400 dead

Air pollution disaster

Nov 6, 1965

New York, New York
400 dead

Air pollution disaster

Aug 12, 1966

New York, New York
165 dead

Hazardous waste pollution

Dec 26, 1966

Detroit, Michigan
Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown

Hazardous waste pollution

Mar 2, 1970

Love Canal, New York
Birth defects that were caused by a toxic wast dump.

Water pollution

May 13, 1972

In 1972, the EPA created the Clean Water Act which protects all our sources of water by eliminating pollutants and making sure the are safe for fishing and swimming.

Hazardous waste pollution

Sep 6, 1979

Elizabeth, New Jersey
30 injured by toxic smoke from an explosion

Hazardous waste pollution

Nov 6, 1979

Three Mile Island (Near Hamsburg)
Nuclear Power Plant Melddown with a release of nuclear gas and water.

Hazardous waste pollution

Nov 6, 1979

Wobum, Massachusetts
Toxic wast dump causes 15 people to die.