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In 1970-1971 he unexpectedly emerged as a great environmentalist who deserves credit for several of the most important environmental laws in American history. By 1972, however, he suddenly moved far to the right, despising environmentalists as left-wing fanatics who would bankrupt the economy.
The Clean Air Act is passed in the United States, with subsequent amendments in 1970, 1977 and 1990. 1974 World population reached 4 billion. [23] 1970s 2010s Deindustrialization occurs in the Midwest and then much of the United States, as manufacturing industries (and their pollution) move to China and other Asian countries. 1980
1970 — Earth Day – April 22., millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day organized by Gaylord Nelson, former senator of Wisconsin, and Denis Hayes, Harvard graduate student. — US Environmental Protection Agency established. — Francis A. Schaeffer publishes Pollution and the Death of Man.
1970 – Reorganization Plan No. 3 created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by Presidential Executive Order 1970 – Clean Air Act (Extension) . Major rewrite of CAA, setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Hazardous Air Pollutant standards, and auto emissions tailpipe standards.
History of agriculture in the United States; History of the anti-nuclear movement (from before 1945) History of the bicycle (from 1817 with archetype) History of biotechnology; History of climate change science (from the early 19th century) History of coal mining (from ancient times) History of coal mining in the United States; History of cycling
South–Central United States Damage in 1946 United States dollars. 1945 Tornado outbreak: 43 $1.972 million Tornado outbreak of February 12, 1945: Alabama and Mississippi Damage in 1945 United States dollars. This outbreak included a devastating tornado that struck Montgomery, Alabama, killing 26 people. The U.S. Weather Bureau would describe ...
Last month’s killing of a nonbinary activist known as “Tortuguita,” marked the first police killing of a demonstrator in the history of the U.S. environmental movement.
Presidents of the American Society for Environmental History (8 P) Pages in category "Environmental history of the United States" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.