By Series - Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series

  1. Genetically Altered Bacteria Are Released into the Environment
  2. Genetically Engineered Rabies Vaccine Is Released
  3. The Geneva Protocol Is Signed
  4. Gibbons Publishes Stalking the Wild Asparagus
  5. The Gila Wilderness Area Is Designated
  6. Glaser Proposes an Orbiting Solar Power Station
  7. Glen Canyon Dam Is Completed
  8. The Global 2000 Report Is Issued
  9. The Global ReLeaf Program Is Initiated
  10. Gorgas Develops an Effective Method of Mosquito Control
  11. Government Reveals Oak Ridge Mercury Releases
  12. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Is Signed
  13. The Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge Is Dedicated
  14. The Group of Ten Meets for the First Time
  15. Hamilton Publishes Industrial Poisons in the United States
  16. Hanford Nuclear Reservation Becomes a Health Concern
  17. Hardin Argues for Population Control
  18. Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Construction Leads to Disaster
  19. The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Is Passed
  20. The Hazardous Substances Labeling Act Is Signed
  21. Hells Canyon Is Preserved as a National Recreation Area
  22. The Highway Beautification Act Limits the Use of Billboards
  23. The Humane Society of the United States Is Established
  24. Increasing Acidity in Lakes Is an Indicator of Acid Rain
  25. The Indiana Dunes Are Preserved as a State Park
  26. International Association for the Prevention of Smoke Is Founded
  27. An International Convention Protects Endangered Species
  28. International Whaling Ban Goes into Effect
  29. The International Whaling Commission Is Formed
  30. Inventors Develop the Plastic Soda Bottle
  31. Iraq Burns Kuwaiti Oil Wells
  32. Iraq Uses Toxic Gas in the Gulf War
  33. Israel Brings Water to the Negev
  34. Israel Destroys Iraqi Nuclear Reactor
  35. Italian Factory Explosion Releases Dioxin
  36. The Izaak Walton League Is Formed
  37. Jensen Finds PCBs in Animal Tissues
  38. The John Muir Trail Is Completed
  39. The Jungle Prompts Food and Drug Reform
  40. Kallet and Schlink Publish 100,000,000 Guinea Pigs
  41. Keep America Beautiful Is Founded
  42. Kenyan President Burns a Fortune in Ivory
  43. Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge Is Poisoned
  44. Killer Bees Invade the United States
  45. Lady Bird Johnson Begins the America Beautiful Program
  46. The Land Institute Is Founded to Develop Alternative Grains
  47. The Last Natural Case of Smallpox Occurs
  48. The Last Passenger Pigeon Dies
  49. Lenin Approves the First Soviet Nature Preserve
  50. Leopold Publishes A Sand County Almanac