Defying Climate Change
1388
English Parliment Passes the First Antipollution Law
1700-1800
The Medieval Industrial Revolution takes Place
1824
Joseph Fourier calculated that Earth would be very cold if it lacked an atmosphere, due to its distance from the sun
1948
An air inversion resulted in the deaths of 20 people in the town of Donora, Pennsylvania
Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish scientist, suggested that fossil fuels may have an impact on the environment
1896
Auto Emission Standards are set in California to help combat air pollution
1959
1872
Yellowstone becomes the World's First National Park
Industrial Poisons in the United States by Alice Hamiliton is published
1943
1970
President Nixon passes the Clean Air Act.
The first Earth Day is also celebrated.
1985
British Scientists report that there is a hole in the ozone layer.
New emission standards are set to help with air pollution
1999
1962
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is publish. The book targets issues such as pestisides and how they affect the climate.
The United Nations Confrence on Environment and Climate Change take place. 150 countries take part.
1992
President Bush does not sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty. The treaty planed to help reduce production of potentially harmful gases in the United States.
2001
The new National Fuel Efficiency Standard are finalized. Not only will this reduce the emissions of harmful gases, American will not have to pay as much for gas.
2012
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The Industrial Revolution caused major widespread pollution across England and many other advancing countries
One of the many geysers at Yellowstone National Park. Yelowston occupies three states: Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
Joseph Fourier was a French physicist
The United Nation's Flag
President Richard Nixon before he resigned from office in 1974
A 1960 Ford Thunderbird
An orginal newspaper article from the air inversion
Timeline of Important Events
The Environmental Events that Shaped Our World