By Series - Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- U.S. Governors Convene to Discuss Conservation
- The U.S. Public Health Service Is Established
- U.S. Supreme Court Protects the Snail Darter
- The Ultimate Resource Argues in Favor of Population Growth
- The Union of Concerned Scientists Is Founded
- The United Nations Adopts the Law of the Sea Treaty
- The United Nations Bans the Use of Drift Nets
- The United Nations Creates a Panel to Study Climate Change
- The United Nations Holds a Population Conference
- United States and Canada Issue Joint Report on Acid Rain
- The United States Announces Production of Neutron Bombs
- The United States Bans DDT
- The United States Bans PCBs
- The United States Funds Solar Energy Research
- The United States Joins the International Biological Program
- The United States Sprays Agent Orange in Vietnam
- The Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act Is Passed
- Vernadsky Publishes The Biosphere
- Ward and Dubos Publish Only One Earth
- Watson Founds the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- Watt Expands Energy Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf
- West German Green Party Obtains Parliamentary Seats
- White Publishes “The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis”
- The Whole Earth Catalog and Mother Earth News Appear
- The Wilderness Act Is Passed
- Wolman Begins Investigating Water and Sewage Systems
- Work Begins on the Grand Coulee Dam
- The World Conservation Union Is Founded
- The World Wildlife Fund Is Established
- Worldwatch Institute Is Founded
- Yankee Rowe Nuclear Plant Is Shut Down
- Yucca Mountain Is Designated a Radioactive Waste Repository
- “An Anti-Environmentalist Manifesto” Signals a Backlash
- “Black Wednesday” Demonstrates Dangers of Smog
- “Cradle-to-Grave” Legislation Covers Hazardous Wastes
