Categories - Environmental Issues

  1. Carson Publishes Silent Spring
  2. Charles A. Lindbergh
  3. Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
  4. The Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Explodes
  5. China Announces Birth-Rate Reduction Plans
  6. China Conducts Atmospheric Nuclear Test
  7. China Explodes Its First Nuclear Bomb
  8. Chinese Invasion of Tibet Proves an Environmental Disaster
  9. The Chipko Movement Protects India’s Forests
  10. Chloramphenicol Is Discovered
  11. Chlorination of the U.S. Water Supply Begins
  12. Chlorofluorocarbons Are Banned in the United States
  13. Citizen’s Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste Is Founded
  14. The City Initiates the Study of Urban Ecology
  15. The Civilian Conservation Corps Is Established in the United States
  16. The Clean Air Act Is Revised
  17. Clinton Convenes the Forest Summit
  18. Clinton Creates Eighteen New National Monuments
  19. Commoner Publishes The Closing Circle
  20. Confirmation of Asbestos Hazards Sparks Widespread Litigation
  21. Congress Addresses Noise Pollution
  22. Congress Addresses Oil-Spill Liability
  23. Congress Amends the Clean Air Act
  24. Congress Amends the Water Pollution Control Act
  25. Congress Approves the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments
  26. Congress Approves the Hetch Hetchy Dam
  27. Congress Approves the Mining and Minerals Act
  28. Congress Approves the Oil Pollution Act
  29. Congress Creates Eastern Wilderness Areas
  30. Congress Creates the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  31. Congress Establishes the Public Land Law Review Commission
  32. Congress Expands Pesticide Regulations
  33. Congress Intensifies Food and Drug Regulation
  34. Congress Passes Community Right-to-Know Act
  35. Congress Passes the Air Pollution Control Act
  36. Congress Passes the Clean Air Act Amendments
  37. Congress Passes the Endangered Species Act
  38. Congress Passes the Endangered Species Preservation Act
  39. Congress Passes the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act
  40. Congress Passes the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act
  41. Congress Passes the Reclamation Act
  42. Congress Passes the Taylor Grazing Act
  43. Congress Passes the Water Resources Research Act
  44. Congress Prohibits Marine Plastics Dumping
  45. Congress Protects Coasts and Marine Sanctuaries
  46. Congress Protects Scenic Areas
  47. Congress Recognizes the Bureau of Land Management
  48. Congress Revises the Water Pollution Control Act
  49. Congress Strengthens Water Laws
  50. A Congressional Act Redirects the Forest Service