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1 Tree For Every 5 Down
William Penn States that there must be one tree standing for every five that were cut down. -
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone beconesthefirst national park -
Clean Air For All
First Clean Air Act passed by congress -
Passing of the Wilderness Act
Congress passed the Wilderness Act, establishing the National Wilderness Preservation System to “secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness.” By 2001, there were 90 million acres of preserved wilderness in the U.S. -
Water Quality act passed
The Water Quality act, stating the standards for water and pollution, was passed by President Johnson -
River in Cleveland ignites in flame
Cuyahoga river in Cleveland ignitedin flames due to extreme levels of pollution in the water. -
Earth Day
First Earth day was celebrated by morethan 20 million people -
Exxon Valdes Oil spill
Oil spill that leaves 11 million gallons of oil in the water -
Woman Block Destruction of Redwood
Woman lived on top of a 180-foot tall Redwood tree for 735 days, successfully stopping the destruction of the tree. -
San Francisco Oil Spill
58,000 gallons ofoil spill into the San Francisco bay. Resulting in thousands of dead seabirds.
