The Superfund was enacted by U.S. Congress
On Dec. 11, 1980, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, was…
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The CDC investigated health effects related to the Three-Mile Island nuclear accident
On Mar. 28, 1979, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated health effects related to…
The Three Mile Island nuclear emergency plan was launched
Om Mar. 28, 1979,the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor, near Middletown, Pa., partially melted down resulting…
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The CDC revealed blood lead levels related to gasoline exposure, leading to fuel changes by the EPA
In 1976, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Environmental Services Division revealed blood lead levels…
The Toxic Substances Control Act provided EPA with authority to regulate chemical substances and mixtures
In 1976, The U.S. Congress passed the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which provided the U.S. Environmental Protection…
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The Environmental Protection Agency required the phase-out of lead in gasoline
On Nov. 28, 1973, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Russell E. Train announced the final regulations to…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned DDT
On Jun. 14, 1972, an end to the continued domestic usage of the pesticide DDT was decreed when…
The US Environmental Protection Agency was established
On Dec. 2, 1970, the EPA was established by President Richard Nixon with an Executive Order to consolidate…
President Nixon nominated William D Ruckelshaus to be the first Administrator of the EPA
On Nov. 6, 1970, President Nixon nominated William D. Ruckelshaus to be the first Administrator of the U.S….
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Earth Day was held for the first time
On Apr. 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held and the modern environmental movement was born. A…
President Nixon signed National Environmental Policy Act into law
On Jan. 1, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) into law and launched…
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A proposal to establish “Earth Day” was submitted to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
On Oct. 3, 1969, a proposal to establish “Earth Day” was submitted by John McConnell to Peter Tamaris…
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USDA Forest Service Spayed DDT to Control spruce budworm in Oregon Forest
In Jul. 1955, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) sprayed DDT as…
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William Mansfield Clark alerted the public to the dangers of tetraethyl lead in gasoline
In 1923, William Mansfield Clark from the U.S. Department of Agriculture alerted the public to the dangers of…