On Jan. 29, 1996, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Carol M. Browner took the last steps concluding a…
In 1996, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UH) received National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designation. The Center’s mission is…
On Aug. 22, 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the commercial production and distribution of the Bt…
In 1995, a series of proposed reforms to reduce regulatory burden on pharmaceutical manufacturers were announced, including an…
On Jun. 10, 1993, the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993, P.L. 103-43, was signed. The act encouraged the…
In 1992, the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) building opened on the Oregon Health…
On Jun. 27, 1991, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved two pesticides containing genetically engineered bacteria, marking…
On Aoril 22, 1990, the second Earth Day was celebrated by more than 225 million people. The first…
In 1990, the first tests and applications of microbials to combat oil spills were used with the Exxon…
In 1990, the Safe Water System (SWS) was developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
On Mar. 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11…
In 1988, scientists at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory find 10 times more genetic diversity…
On May 26, 1987, vandals uprooted approximately 3,000 potato plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre…
On Apr. 29, 1987, University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist Steven Lindow field-tested genetically altered Pseudomonas syringae (known…
On Apr. 24, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences (AGS) sprayed Frostban on an acre of strawberry plants in Brentwood,…
On Mar. 4, 1985, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee M. Thomas announced final standards to cut…
In 1985, Federal courts ruled that private companies don’t need National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) permission for field…
On May 23, 1984, U.S. Surgeon General reported that there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to…
In 1984, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that if you genetically engineer any microbe intended for…
On Jan. 21, 1982, C. Everett Koop was appointed U.S. Surgeon General by President Ronald Reagan. In 1984,…
In 1981, The University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UH Cancer Center) was founded. The Centerï¾’s mission is to…
On May 30, 1980, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report of health…
In 1980, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Center for Environmental Health…
In 1979, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assumed lead responsibility in the U.S. Public…
On Nov. 9, 1978, the President signed the Community Mental Health Centers Act (P.L. 95-622) amending the National…
In 1976, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Environmental Services Division revealed blood lead levels…
On Nov. 28, 1973, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Russell E. Train announced the final regulations to…
On Jun. 5, 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference)…
On Dec. 2, 1970, the EPA was established by President Richard Nixon with an Executive Order to consolidate…
On Nov. 6, 1970, President Nixon nominated William D. Ruckelshaus to be the first Administrator of the U.S….