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science time toast

By lilfreedman

  • Tree savings

    Tree savings
    william penn said for every 5 trees cut down conserve 1

  • Missippi river pollution

    Missippi river pollution
    “Missouri v. Illinois and the Sanitary District of Chicago:
    Missouri filed suit against Illinois to stop polluting the Mississippi River with waste from the city of Chicago. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Illinois, thereby allowing the City of Chicago to continue draining city sewers into neighboring rivers. The Court issued this concern: “It is a question of the first magnitude whether the destiny of the great rivers is to be the sewers of the cities along their banks or to be protec

  • LAcey act

    LAcey act
    The Lacey Act prohibited the transport of illegally obtained wildlife across state lines, and outlawed hunting in Yellowstone National Park.

  • saving the bisons

    saving the bisons
    “In his annual message to Congress, President Roosevelt suggested, “provisions should be made for preservation of the bison,” calling it a “real misfortune” should the species become extinct. The American bison population, once 70 million, had dwindled to fewer than 300.”

  • Burton Act

    Burton Act
    Congrees has passed a law the burton act which preserved the niagra falls from hydroelectric power facilities

  • raker act

    raker act
    “After a seven year debate between environmentalists and Californians seeking water rights, Congress passed the Raker Act, authorizing the flooding of Hetch Hetchy Valley and the building of O’Shaughnessy Dam, in Yosemite National Park.”

  • NPS

    NPS
    “Congress established the National Park Service. Today there are approximately 400 national parks across America, comprising approximately 4% of the entire U.S., or 84.6 billion acres of preserved land.”

  • sewage dumping

    sewage dumping
    “New York v. New Jersey and Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners:
    New York sued New Jersey commissioners to stop dumping sewage in the New York harbor. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of New Jersey, and the dumping

  • ethanol plant

    ethanol plant
    The first ethanol plant opened in Atchison, KS. The biofuel brand, Agrol, was sold throughout the Midwest with the slogan, “Try a tankful—you’ll be thankful.”

  • yellow stone act

    yellow stone act
    made yellow stone the first national park to be dedicated as public park