Categories - Environmental Issues

  1. The First Clean Air Act Is Passed
  2. First Commercial Oil Well
  3. The First Controlled Fission Reaction Occurs
  4. The First Genetically Engineered Food Reaches Supermarkets
  5. The First Modern Herbicide Is Introduced
  6. First Tidal Power Plant Begins Operation
  7. The First Tidal Power Station Begins Operation
  8. The First U.S. Commercial Nuclear Plant Opens
  9. The First Water Pollution Control Act Is Passed
  10. The First “Deep Ecology” Platform Is Drafted
  11. The Fish and Wildlife Service Is Formed
  12. Five States Agree to Halt Lake Erie Pollution
  13. Florida Passes the Surface Water Improvement and Management Act
  14. Fluoride Is Introduced into the U.S. Water Supply
  15. The Food and Drug Administration Is Established
  16. Food Security Act Contains Conservation Provisions
  17. Foreman Founds Earth First!
  18. Fossey Murdered over Efforts to Protect Mountain Gorillas
  19. French Agents Sink the Rainbow Warrior
  20. French Government Sinks Greenpeace Ship
  21. French Plans for Nuclear Tests Draw Protests
  22. Fungicide-Tainted Grain Poisons Thousands of Iraqis
  23. The Garbage Barge Mobro Cruises U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
  24. The Garbage Industry Introduces Reforms
  25. General Motors Sponsors a Solar-Powered Car Race
  26. Genetically Altered Bacteria Are Released into the Environment
  27. Genetically Engineered Rabies Vaccine Is Released
  28. The Geneva Protocol Is Signed
  29. Gibbons Publishes Stalking the Wild Asparagus
  30. The Gila Wilderness Area Is Designated
  31. Glaser Proposes an Orbiting Solar Power Station
  32. Glen Canyon Dam Is Completed
  33. The Global 2000 Report Is Issued
  34. The Global ReLeaf Program Is Initiated
  35. Gorgas Develops an Effective Method of Mosquito Control
  36. Gorgas Develops Effective Methods for Controlling Mosquitoes
  37. Government Reveals Oak Ridge Mercury Releases
  38. Gray Wolves Are Returned to Yellowstone National Park
  39. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Is Signed
  40. The Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge Is Dedicated
  41. The Group of Ten Meets for the First Time
  42. Halibut Treaty
  43. Hamilton Publishes Industrial Poisons in the United States
  44. Hanford Nuclear Reservation Becomes a Health Concern
  45. Hardin Argues for Population Control
  46. Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Construction Leads to Disaster
  47. The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Is Passed
  48. The Hazardous Substances Labeling Act Is Signed
  49. Hells Canyon Is Preserved as a National Recreation Area
  50. Henry David Thoreau