Prior to the 1600's Pre-European Hunter-gatherers
European Settlement
A period that was very centralized on the idea of conservation
Some of the first conservationists
Allowed government to set aside land for conservation of Forests
lobbied national parks protecting public wilderness
Wildlife Refuges Antiquities Act- historical interest National Parks
These Presidents slowed the environmental movement and digressed.
CCC-govt bought land and hired workers to restore degraded land, Hoover Dam, 2 mil unemployed planted trees, maintained parks,and built dams/levees
Concern with air,land,and water
"A Silent Spring": effects of industry
Wilderness Act of 1964-allowed govt to protect development of public land
"The Population Bomb" Erlich Equation
1st Earth Day, EPA, Clean Air/Water Acts, Endangered Species Act of 1973, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, National Env. Policy Act, Freedom of Info. Act
Dept. of Energy, More land to national parks, solar panels on white house
supported by major industry and companies, cut funding on energy conservation research, sold public land to companies, eliminated tax incentives for solar/wind energy, Relaxed air/water and gas mileage standards, wise use movement.
Added species to endangered species list for protection constantly
vetoed many anti-enviorment bills, required SUVs to meet same standards as cars, legal action toward companies not meeting Clean Air Act Standards, more land to national parks
Clear Skies Initiative, Healthy Forest initiative, Kyoto Protocol Treaty
Increased off shore drilling, American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill, Fixing storage tanks for waste, Waste clean up
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