Subcategories - Ecology, Environment, Conservation

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