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Concessions to the Province of Pennsylvania
We should know about this event because this was the fondation for millions of trees in the colonies and also aross the idea in other colonies to follow in there steps. This event impacts us today by providing us with trees from years ago and not destroying them all. This event is important because it is the very beginning of history to help benifit our environment to what it is today. -
The Lacey Act
We should know about this event because it prohibited transportation of illegally obtained wildlife across lines, and outlawed hunting in Yellowstone national park. This event impacts us today because iit stopped people from messing up the wildlife and killing animals that we are now lucky to have today. This event is important because now we have a beautiful national park many of have visted or go with our families. -
Burton Act
We should know about this act because it helped perserve Niagara falls from hydroeletric power facilities. This act impacts us today because Niagara falls is a world wide torust stop and with facilites many things could of been different an dit might not have been so popular. This act is important because it perserved a national landmark of america that we all still see today and enjoy. -
National Park Service
We should know about this event because this is when the national park service was created which has produced 400 national parks. This event impacts us today because it has created about 4% of the entire United States. This event is important because it has formed american into what it is today. -
Emergency Conservation Work Act
We should know about this event because it created jobs for the unemployed after the great depression and their job was to protect agaisnt erosion and the destruction of narural reasources. This event impacts us today because without these men our earth might have gone compleletly ant-enviromental and we wouldnt have much standing today. This event is imporatnt because of these men we wouldnt have the beautiful world we have now. -
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
We should know about this event because it tried to to control the Dust Bowl storms, erosion, land use and conservation. This event impacts us tdoay because it created the largest migration in United states history. This event is important because it created millions to move which then created new families in new areas but now it is home to distant relatives. -
Antarctic Treaty
We should know about this event because it protected Antarctica from the dumping of nuclear waste. This event impacts us today because it saved Antarctica form complelte destruction and unified countries. This event is important because us and other nations came togther an dagreed that this idea was not good and we have saved wildlife in Antarctica. -
Rachel Carson "Silent Spring"
We should know about this book because it teaches us about the dangers of using pesticides like DDT. This impacts us today because of the banning of DDT from water and wildlife. This book is important because it opened the eyes of many realizing if we continued to use this pestided we would end up killing all of our birds. -
First Clean Air Act
We should know about this act because it regulated the amount of pollution and emission regualted. This act effects us today because without regulating back then, then our air now could be much worse. This act is important because it contributed to cleaning and actually caring about the air. -
Wilderness Act
We should know about this act because it preserved parks for reaources so that we wouldnt use them all at once. This impacts us today because if they did not preserve the forest we may not have any today because they would of used all of it. This act is impoartant because it brought attention that we need to prepare for our next generation and make sure that they have the materails they need to survive. -
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
We should know about this event because it was made to protect waterways from pollution, comercialization and development. This impacts us today because it has kept our waterways clean and clear for us today. This is important because we need to respect President Johnson for such a wonderful idea. -
"Blue Marbel" Photo
We should know about this event because it was a national discovery to show what our earth looks like as a whole and draw attention to enviromental issues. This event impacts us today because we can look back and see how much healthier the world was and we can work to go becak to that. This event is impaortant because it was the first time anyone ever saw the earth. -
National Environmental Policy Act
We should know about this because it established a broad national framework to protect the enviroment and demanded governement help. We are impacted by this because without this act some of the places we live might have been affected and the building of many imporatnt things still active today might not have been created. This is important because it was the first time the governemnt really got involved and helped out. -
Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River
We should know about this because we should learn from it and never let something else get this bad. We our impacted by this because we can see what awful things we can and have done to our enviroment. This is important because we need to learn by it but we arware that it happened. -
First Earth Day
We should know about this event because it was created to celebrate the earth and bring awarness to problems. This impacts us today because we still celebrate Earth day for all the same reasons. This is important to know because its good to know the hirsoty behind imporatnt events like this. -
Endangered Species Act
We should know this event because is saved many animals from possible extinction. We are impacted by this because if this act was not created then we might not have some of the animals we have today. This is important because it preserved a very vaulable part of earth by protecting our animals. -
Safe Drinking Water Act
We should know about this event because it has created clean water for us to use and drink forour every day use. We are impacte dby this because if the water was not clean then we would all become sick and not have a healthy world. This is important to know because this act is still in play today regulating our water. -
Compensation, and Liability Act
We should know about this because it has contained hazordous waste sites and kept them clean for the world. This impacts us because without them then we would all be liivng in a dump and the world would be unlivable. This is important to us now because it has given the power to the EPA to prosecute polluters whih has bettered the wolrd greatly. -
Montreal Protocol
We should know about this because it was create dto eliminate ozone-depleting hydrocarbons. This impacts us because if this problem was not addressed until later our ozone could of been comepletly destroyed. This is important because now the ozone-depleting hydrocarbon has decreased greatly. -
Introduction of Global Warming
We should know about this because this was the first time global arming was taken seriously. This impacts us because from once this was brought to the attention of congress we have slowly taken steps to try to prevent it. This is important because its good to know when global warming was taken seriously and how long we have been fighting it. -
Oil Pollution Act
We should know about this event because it did not do good but prevent EPAs ability to clean up catastrophic oil spills. This impacts us today because somethings are not up to the highest and cleanest standards. This is important to know because you may think that the EPA has every right but they do not. -
Kyoto Protocol
We should know this event because it made countries plegede they would reduce gasses produced to lessen global warming. This impacts us because if this was not created then the gasses we create from factories would be killing our air and all other countires are on board which helps a lot. This is important to know because we all need to be in aggremement because its all of our air and we need to do whatever we can to keep it clean. -
New Air Quality Standards
We should know this because it was created to fine or control the daily air pollution. This impacts us today because without regulating the amount of waste we give off then we would go over too fast and destroy our air. This is imporatnt because we need to realize there is a limit and we should never go over it -
Massachusetts v. EPA
We should know this event because the case ended up ruling that EPA can regualte greenhouse gasses. This impacts us because we were only focusing on fossil fuels but greenhouse gasses are just as destructive. This is important because we should be aware of other varriables that contribute to our earth. -
San Francisco Oil Spill
We should know about this event because it is a big part of our hisorty showing how much an oil spill can affect our enviroment. This impacts us because if we have multiple oil spills we will eventually kill all the animals in our oceans and air. This isimportant because its good to aware on what is happening around us and try to prevent it.
