Policy, Events, People to include in timeline
John Muir
Aldo Leopold
Gifford Pinchot
Rachel Carson
Garrett Hardin
Roderick Nash
Homestead Act 1862
National Park Service Act 1916
Dustbowl 1930s
Soil Conservation Act 1935
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (started in 1930s)
Fish and Wildlife Act 1956
Wilderness Act 1964
Noise Control Act 1965
Solid Waste Disposal Act 1965
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 1968
Santa Barbara Oil Spill 1969
National Environmental Policy Act 1969
First Earth Day 1970
Clean Air Act 1970
Resource Recovery Act 1970
Clean Water Act 1972
Marine Mammal Protection Act 1972
Coastal Zone Management Act 1972
Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act 1972
Endangered Species Act 1973
Safe Drinking Water Act 1974
Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species 1975
Energy Policy and Conservation Act 1975
Toxic Substances Control Act 1976
Love Canal 1978
Three Mile Island 1979
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) 1980
Chernobyl 1986
Montreal Protocol 1987
Ocean Dumping Ban Act 1988
Exxon Valdez 1989
Ocean Spill Prevention and Liability Act 1990
Invasive Species Act 1996
Kyoto Protocol 1997
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2000
Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill 2010
Timeline Due Date: no later than Feb. 5
Project value: Test grade (100 points)
1. Use Timeglider.com to create your timeline. (Powerpoint ONLY if adding 3 appropriate compositions)
2. Use reliable sources to research each of the events, policies, and people on the list. Cite your sources for both
information and images at the bottom of each entry.
3. For each entry, include a thorough description of the event, policy, or person.
 Policies – include the major provisions of the policy, who was responsible for it, and what effect has it
had. Has it been successful? Is it controversial? Has it been amended?
 Events – include location, responsible parties, long-term effects/ramifications, mitigation efforts, etc.
 People – birth and death dates, major contributions. You may choose to enter the person under his/her
birth date OR under the date of a major contribution or publication he/she is associated with.
4. To submit your timeline – follow the “share” directions and send me your assigned url. The timelines will be
posted on the class website.