#Environmental-Regulation
Events indexed under #Environmental-Regulation — 6 entries in the record.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-12-31 | Clean Air Act of 1970 Creates EPA and National Air Quality Standards Despite Industry Opposition President Richard Nixon · Senator Edmund Muskie · American Petroleum Institute · National Coal Association · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1970-12-02 | Nixon Creates Environmental Protection Agency Consolidating Federal Environmental Authority President Richard Nixon · William Ruckelshaus · Council on Environmental Quality | confirmed | |
| 1970-04-22 | First Earth Day Mobilizes 20 Million Americans, Launches Modern Environmental Movement Senator Gaylord Nelson · Denis Hayes · Environmental Action · President Richard Nixon | confirmed | |
| 1964-09-03 | Wilderness Act Signed After Eight Years of Industry Opposition, Creates National Wilderness Preservation System President Lyndon B. Johnson · Howard Zahniser · Wilderness Society · U.S. Forest Service · +2 | confirmed | |
| 1963-12-17 | Clean Air Act of 1963 Establishes First Federal Air Pollution Control Despite Industry Opposition President John F. Kennedy · President Lyndon B. Johnson · U.S. Congress · American Petroleum Institute · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1962-09-27 | Rachel Carson Publishes Silent Spring, Chemical Industry Launches Coordinated Attack Campaign Rachel Carson · Monsanto · American Cyanamid · Velsicol Chemical Corporation · +1 | confirmed |