#Environmental
Events indexed under #Environmental — 18 entries in the record.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-03 | East Palestine Train Derailment: Norfolk Southern Hazardous Chemical Disaster
4 src Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2017-11-20 | Nebraska PSC Approves Keystone XL Pipeline Route Despite Eminent Domain Controversy and Landowner Opposition 7 src | confirmed | |
| 2017-01-24 | Trump Reverses Dakota Access Pipeline Denial, Orders Expedited Approval
4 src Donald Trump · Energy Transfer Partners · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | confirmed | |
| 2016-09-03 | Standing Rock: Private Security and Police Attack Dakota Access Pipeline Water Protectors
3 src Standing Rock Sioux Tribe · Energy Transfer Partners · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | confirmed | |
| 2015-09-18 | EPA Exposes Volkswagen Dieselgate: 11 Million Cars with Emissions Defeat Devices
4 src Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · Department of Justice | confirmed | |
| 2010-12-31 | Donors Trust Becomes Primary Climate Denial Dark Money Conduit
4 src Koch brothers · Americans for Prosperity · Heartland Institute · Competitive Enterprise Institute | confirmed | |
| 2009-06-26 | Koch Network Mobilizes to Kill Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade Climate Bill
3 src Koch brothers · Charles Koch · David Koch · Americans for Prosperity · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2001-03-13 | Bush Administration Begins Systematic EPA Rollbacks with Withdrawal from Kyoto Protocol
3 src George W. Bush · Dick Cheney · American Petroleum Institute · ExxonMobil · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1998-04-01 | American Petroleum Institute Drafts Secret Climate Denial Strategy Document
3 src American Petroleum Institute · ExxonMobil · Chevron | confirmed | |
| 1990-11-15 | Clean Air Act Amendments Pass with Industry-Preferred Market Mechanisms Over Direct Regulation
3 src George H.W. Bush · Environmental Defense Fund · Edison Electric Institute · American Petroleum Institute · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1989-03-24 | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Triggers Corporate Campaign to Limit Pollution Liability
3 src American Petroleum Institute · U.S. Supreme Court | confirmed | |
| 1989-01-01 | Global Climate Coalition Formed to Coordinate Industry Climate Denial Campaign
17 src ExxonMobil · Chevron · Ford Motor Company · General Motors · +3 | confirmed | |
| 1988-08-01 | Wise Use Movement Founded as Industry-Funded Anti-Environmental Grassroots Campaign
6 src American Petroleum Institute · National Mining Association · American Farm Bureau Federation | confirmed | |
| 1984-12-03 | Bhopal Disaster Kills Thousands, Exposes Union Carbide Safety Negligence and Regulatory Failure
3 src Chemical Manufacturers Association | confirmed | |
| 1980-12-11 | Superfund Law Passes But Industry Successfully Builds In Weaknesses and Delays
3 src Jimmy Carter · Chemical Manufacturers Association · American Petroleum Institute · U.S. Chamber of Commerce | confirmed | |
| 1978-08-07 | Love Canal Disaster Exposes Decades of Corporate Toxic Dumping Cover-Up
3 src Jimmy Carter | confirmed | |
| 1973-12-28 | Endangered Species Act Signed, Industry Groups Immediately Begin Weakening Campaign
3 src Richard Nixon · American Farm Bureau Federation | confirmed | |
| 1972-10-18 | Clean Water Act Passes Over Nixon Veto After Industry Fails to Block Strong Provisions
3 src Richard Nixon · Edmund Muskie · American Petroleum Institute · Chemical Manufacturers Association · +1 | confirmed |