The legislature passed the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) which was signed into law on January 1, 1970. "Inspired by the 1969 river fire, Congress was determined to resolve the issue of land pollution, not just in Cleveland, but throughout the United States. Source: Cleveland State University Center for Public History & Digital Humanities Tim Donovan describes the sorry state of the Cuyohoga River prior to cleanup efforts and regulatory protectors. THE CUYAHOGA RIVER FIRE, PART 1: DON'T FALL IN THE RIVER UNESCO launches Man and the Biosphere Programme. National Environmental Policy Act passed. Brower creates slogan: "Think Globally, Act Locally." Friends of the Earth founded in San Francisco by David Brower, Donald Aitken and Gary Soucie. Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio caught fire. Mercer theorizes catastrophic sea level rise. Garrett Harden's Science Journal article "The Tragedy of the Commons" and Paul Ehrlich's The Population Bomb predict the dangers of the overpopulation of the Earth. Gene Likens' studies report the widespread prevalence of acid rain.
The Experimental Lakes in Canada established to study the impact of of ecosystem problems on lakes. 1968, Wild and Scenic Rivers Act passed.
Tanker Torrey Canyon oil spill of the coast of Cornwall, England. First Lady Lady Bird Johnson begins her Beautification Campaign. 1962. Rachel Carson's Silent Spring published.
First case of the Minamata, Japan industrial poisoning. Construction of Echo Park Dam in Dinosaur National Monument blocked by environmental groups. Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac proposes a Deep Ecology of humans living in harmony with the land. Deadly smog formed over the small town of Donora, Pa: 20 died, 6000 fell ill.
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