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51. Chlorofluorocarbons Are Banned in the United States
52. Citizen’s Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste Is Founded
53. The City Initiates the Study of Urban Ecology
54. The Civilian Conservation Corps Is Established in the United States
55. The Clean Air Act Is Revised
56. Clinton Convenes the Forest Summit
57. Commoner Publishes The Closing Circle
58. Confirmation of Asbestos Hazards Sparks Widespread Litigation
59. Congress Addresses Noise Pollution
60. Congress Addresses Oil-Spill Liability
61. Congress Amends the Clean Air Act
62. Congress Amends the Water Pollution Control Act
63. Congress Approves the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments
64. Congress Approves the Hetch Hetchy Dam
65. Congress Approves the Mining and Minerals Act
66. Congress Approves the Oil Pollution Act
67. Congress Creates Eastern Wilderness Areas
68. Congress Creates the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
69. Congress Establishes the Public Land Law Review Commission
70. Congress Expands Pesticide Regulations
71. Congress Intensifies Food and Drug Regulation
72. Congress Passes Community Right-to-Know Act
73. Congress Passes the Air Pollution Control Act
74. Congress Passes the Endangered Species Act
75. Congress Passes the Endangered Species Preservation Act
76. Congress Passes the Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act
77. Congress Passes the Reclamation Act
78. Congress Passes the Taylor Grazing Act
79. Congress Passes the Water Resources Research Act
80. Congress Prohibits Marine Plastics Dumping
81. Congress Protects Coasts and Marine Sanctuaries
82. Congress Protects Scenic Areas
83. Congress Recognizes the Bureau of Land Management
84. Congress Revises the Water Pollution Control Act
85. Congress Strengthens Water Laws
86. A Congressional Act Redirects the Forest Service
87. Construction Starts on Brookhaven Nuclear Reactor
88. Consumer Product Safety Commission Bans Lead Paints
89. Cousins Founds SANE
90. Cousteau Announces Large Decline in Ocean Life
91. The Cousteau Society Is Founded
92. The Crew of Biosphere 2 Exits After Two Years
93. The Cuyahoga River Bursts into Flames
94. Darling Founds the National Wildlife Federation
95. Dioxin Causes Chloracne in West German Chemical Workers
96. Dioxin Contamination Forces Evacuation of Times Beach
97. Diquat Herbicide Is Developed for Weed Control
98. Disposable Diapers Are Introduced
99. Donora, Pennsylvania, Suffers Deadly Temperature Inversion
100. Drought Begins in the Sahel Region of Africa