Events/Dates Flashcards by Deon . | Brainscape

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First official wildlife refuge established

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1870

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Yellowstone national Park established

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1872

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Yosemite national park established

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1890

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Pure food and drug act

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1906

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First national wildlife refuge (pelican island)

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1903

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Reclamation act + what it did

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Promoting Irrigation/water development
1902

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Antiquities Act + what it did

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Set aside areas on federal lands as national monuments
1906

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CCC

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1933

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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

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1938

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Soil Conservation Act

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1935

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Nature Conservancy Founded

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1950

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Water Pollution control act

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1956

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world wildlife fund

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1961

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Silent Spring is published

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1962

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Environmental Defense Fund formed

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1967

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First Earth Day

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1970

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Clean Water Act

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1977

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Explosion of Chernobyl

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1986

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Population Bomb is published

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1968