King Edward I of England bans the burning of sea-coal in London because it causes air pollution; the ban is unsuccessful
King Edward I of England bans the burning of sea - coal in London because it causes air pollution; the ban is unsuccessful.
The Industrial Revolution brings about large-scale use of coal and intensified air and water pollution.
The Industrial Revolution brings about large - scale use of coal and intensified air and water pollution.
Milwaukee becomes the first American city to ban smoking on all public transportation
Milwaukee becomes the first American city to ban smoking on all public transportation.
In Donora, Pennsylvania, 7,000 people become ill and 20 die after severe air pollution from local manufacturing plants produces a deadly smog.
The U.S. Congress passes the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the first major legislation to focus on water pollution.
The U.S. Congress passes the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the first major legislation to focus on water pollution
In Donora, Pennsylvania, 7,000 people become ill and 20 die after severe air pollution from local manufacturing plants produces a deadly smog.
In London, at least 4,000 people die over the course of several days after pollutants from factories and fireplaces mix with air condensation.
In London, at least 4,000 people die over the course of several days after pollutants from factories and fireplace s mix with air condensation.
Congress passes the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955, the first federal legislation dealing with air pollution. The act creates funding for air - pollution research.
Congress passes the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955, the first federal legislation dealing with air pollution. The act creates funding for air - pollution research.
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring, a book that highlights the dangers of insecticides and other chemicals and helps influence the burgeoning environmental movement in the U.S.
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring, a book that highlights the dangers of insecticides and other chemicals and helps influence the burgeoning environmental movement in the U.S.
Congress passes the Clean Air Act of 1963, the first federal legislation to focus on air - pollution control.
Congress passes the Clean Air Act of 1963, the first federal legislation to focus on air - pollution control.
Chemical waste released into Ohio's Cuyahoga River causes it to burst into flames. The Cuyahoga becomes a symbol of how industrial pollution is destroying America's natural resources.
Chemical waste released into Ohio's Cuyahoga River causes it to burst into flames. The Cuyahoga becomes a symbol of how industrial pollution is destroying America's natural resources.
The Clean Air Act is revised to include stricter standards for air quality and auto emissions.
The first Earth Day is celebrated across the U.S. in an effort to raise awareness of the need to protect the nation's natural resources.
The Clean Air Act is revised to include stricter standards for air quality and auto emissions
The catalytic converter, a device used to significantly cut auto emissions and reduce air pollution, is invented.
The catalytic converter, a device used to significantly cut auto emissions and reduce air pollution, is invented.
In Bhopal, India, 20,000 people die and 120,000 more are injured following a deadly methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant.
In Bhopal, India, 20,000 people die and 120,000 more are injured following a deadly methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant.
The Indoor Air Quality Act, which focuses on indoor air pollution, is introduced to Congress.Enter story info here
Syringes and other medical waste washes up onto beaches in New Jersey. Later that year, Congress passes the Ocean Dumping Ban Act, which outlaws dumping of municipal sewage sludge and industrial and medical waste into ocean waters.
n one of the world's largest environmental disasters, oil tanker Exxon Valdez spills approximately 11 million gallons of crude oil into the sea off Alaska's Prince William Sound. The event, which caused a 3,000 - square - mile oil slick, killed hundreds of thousands of birds, fish and other wildlife and has had a negative long - term environmental impact on the area.
In an effort to protect people from secondhand cigarette smoke, a ban against smoking aboard flights in the U.S. of six hours or less, is enacted. In 2000, federal regulation requires that all flights to and from the U.S. are smoke - free.Enter story info here
San Luis Obispo, California, becomes the world's first city to prohibit smoking in public buildings, including bars and restaurants.
San Luis Obispo, California, becomes the world's first city to prohibit smoking in public buildings, including bars and restaurants.
In an effort to protect people from secondhand cigarette smoke, a ban against smoking aboard flights in the U.S. of six hours or less, is enacted. In 2000, federal regulation requires that all flights to and from the U.S. are smoke - free.
California passes a landmark law requiring automakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles by 30 percent by 2016.
California passes a landmark law requiring automakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles by 30 percent by 2016.
Following the lead of other U.S. towns and cities, New York City bans smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants.
The Kyoto Protocol, which calls for participating nations to reduce greenhouse gases that contribute to climat e change, comes into effect. To date, President George Bush has rejected Kyoto, stating that it would hurt the U.S. economy because the protocol exempts China
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