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A History Game of The Environmental Movement. 1800s – Early Events. Effects of Industrial Revolution seen in cities Thoreau writes Walden 1854 Protections for Yosemite first proposed 1864 (established in 1890) Yellowstone National Park Established 1872. More early Events. John Muir
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1800s – Early Events • Effects of Industrial Revolution seen in cities • Thoreau writes Walden • 1854 • Protections for Yosemite first proposed • 1864 (established in 1890) • Yellowstone National Park Established • 1872
More early Events • John Muir • Founds Sierra Club • 1892 • Theodore Roosevelt • First National Bird Preserve - 1903 • Creates National Park Service - 1916 • Passenger Pigeon Becomes Extinct • 1914
1930s • Dust Bowl – 1930s • New Deal Legislation • Civilian Conservation Corps • Soil Conservation Service • Sand County Almanac • Aldo Leopold - 1939
1940s-50s • Killer Fogs • Donora Pennsylvania 1948 • London 1952- 4,000 dead • Eisenhower Signs First National Pollution Control Laws • Air Pollution Control Act 1955 • Water Pollution Control Act 1956 Improved?
1960s • Rachel Carson • Publishes Silent Spring • 1962 • Cuyahoga River • Catches Fire • 1969
1970s • Earth Day - 1970 • 1970-1976 - Major Environmental Laws Passed • Love Canal - 1977 • Lois Gibbs • Three Mile Island - 1979