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The Clean Air Act is established, changing how the government prevents air pollutionThe Clean Water Act is created, changing how the government prevents air pollutionThe first Earth Day is celebrated, raising national awareness about environmentalismThe National Energy Policy and Conservation act was created to help conserve energyThe Fukushima accident occurred when an earthquake happened near nuclear reactors, causing a nuclear accidentThe Gulf Oil Spill caused the environment around to suffer. Many animals died and some of the oil still hasn't been removed.The Hoover Dam is completed, making hydroelectric power for the southwestLove Canal was a neighborhood in New York, but was on top of toxic wastes that had been dumped in the area decades beforeThe Migratory Bird Act is passed to protect migratory birdsRachel Carson publishes Silent Spring, raising awareness of toxins to the publicThe Sierra Club was founded by John Muir. Their opinions often clash with the US Forest Service.The Apollo 8 mission made its astronauts the first to orbit the moonThe US Fish and Wildlife Service was created after two divisions combined. They protect endangered animals, regulate fishing and other things.The US Forest Service was founded to take care of National Forests. It was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot.Yellowstone was created to preserve the area.Yosemite National Park was founded to protect the natural beautyPeriods
George Perkins Marsh: Considered to be America's first environmentalistJohn Muir was the first president of the Sierra Club and expressed his beliefs about biocentric preservationAldo Leopold was an environmentalist and expressed his ideas and opinions with his booksThe Aral sea has gradually decreased, from being the fourth largest saline sea in the world to barely nothingThe Dust Bowl showed farmers that they needed to use different farming techniques to prevent disasters like itGifford Pinchot was the head of the US National Forest Service. He was a utilitarian conservationist.The Persian Gulf war happened because Saddam Hussein invaded KuwaitTheodore Roosevelt brought a lot of awareness to nature during his presidency. He created National Parks and his opinions were utilitarian conservationist based.
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