Subcategories - Ecology, Environment, Conservation

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