Milestones in EPA and Environmental History
September 27, 1962
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring Published
Milestones in U.S. EPA and Environmental History
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring Published
Fire on the Cuyahoga River
President Nixon Signs NEPA
First Earth Day
Official Formation of EPA
Administrator William D. Ruckelshaus
Clean Air Act of 1970
Lead-Based Paint Restrictions
EPA Takes National Action on Air Quality
EPA Defines Air Pollution Danger Levels
Vehicle Fuel Economy Testing
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
EPA and Russian Scientists Join Forces
EPA Bans DDT
Clean Water Act
Ocean Dumping Act
First Wastewater Permits Issued
Auto Maintenance Regulations
Oil Embargo
Administrator Russell E. Train
Transportation Controls
Leaded Gasoline Phase-Out
EPA Book In Children's Cereal Boxes
Safe Drinking Water Act
Jet-Plane Noise Control
Cutting Aid to Polluters
Cancer-Causing Pesticides Banned
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Administrator Douglas M. Costle
Safer Drinking Water
Clean Air Act Amendments
Clean Water Act of 1977
Love Canal Disaster
EPA Sets New National Air Pollution Standard for Lead
Phaseout of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
PCB Phase-out Begins
Antelope Launches
Bubble Policy
Love Canal Lawsuit
Congress Creates the Superfund Program
Administrator Anne M. Gorsuch (Burford)
Valley of the Drums
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Asbestos Testing in Schools
Environmental Justice Movement Begins
Dioxin Contamination in Times Beach, Missouri
Olin Corporation Pays for DDT Damage
Administrator William D. Ruckelshaus
'Fishbowl' Policy
Emergency EDB Pesticide Ban
Chesapeake Bay Pollution Cleanup
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 Passed
Bhopal Disaster
Administrator Lee M. Thomas
90 Percent Reduction of Lead in Gasoline
Hole in the Ozone Layer Discovered
First Use of Gene-Altered Bacteria
The Chernobyl Accident
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments
Wetlands Protection
'Right to Know' Laws for Chemical Safety
Medical Waste Tracking Act
Montreal Protocol Signed by U.S.
Standards for Underground Storage Tanks
Launch of EPA Radon Program
Sewage Ocean-Dumping Ban
Administrator William K. Reilly
Exxon Valdez Spill
Alar (Daminozide) Pesticide Banned for Use on Foods
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
Toxic Waste Control
Pollution Prevention Act
Acid Rain Controls Enacted
National Environmental Education Act
Eco-Terrorism Against Kuwait
Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Energy Star Program
New York City Stops Dumping Sewage in the Ocean
Administrator Carol M. Browner
Acid Rain for Sale
Cryptosporidium Outbreak in Milwaukee
Passive Smoking Health Effects
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)
Schedule to End Manufacture of CFCs and Other Chemicals that Thin the Ozone Layer
Environmental Justice
New Standards for Chemical Plants
Brownfields Program
Hello, World! EPA Goes Online
Monitoring the Environment with the Help of Space Satellites
First Refinery Regulation
Municipal Waste Combustors (MWCs)
Leaded Gasoline Phased Out
Lead Paint Requirements
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments
Great Lakes Cleanup
Protection for Children Against Environmental Risks
New Air Quality Standards
Data by ZIP Code
Regional Haze Rule
New Emissions Standards for Cars
Pesticides Ban
Administrator Christine Todd Whitman
Global POPs Treaty
EPA Responds to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Hudson River Cleanup
Largest Clean Air Act Settlement with Utility
Administrator Michael O. Leavitt
Clean School Bus USA Reduces Children's Exposure to Diesel Emissions from Buses
Reduced Emissions for Off-Road Vehicles with Diesel Engines
EPA Launches Methane to Markets International Partnership
Administrator Stephen L. Johnson
EPA Responds to Hurricane Katrina
Clean Diesel
EPA's WaterSense Program Created
EPA Offsets Electricity
EPA Strengthens National Air Quality Standards
EPA Issues Ground Water Rule
EPA Embraces Social Media
EPA Employees Share Nobel Peace Prize for Work on Climate Change
BP Pays Largest Criminal Fine Ever for Air Violations
Yucca Mountain Standards
Stronger Lead Standards
TVA Kingston Fossil Plant Release
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
Stimulus Plan
Initiative to Monitor Levels of Toxic Air Pollutants Near Schools
Clean Cars Program
Chesapeake Bay Executive Order
California Tackles Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding
Stronger Smog Standard
BP Oil Spill
National Lead-Safe Renovation Program to Protect Children and Pregnant Women
EPA Contributes Millions to Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Obama Signs Executive Order Forming Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
Nation's First Greenhouse Gas Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks and Buses
EPA to Expand Chemicals Testing for Endocrine Disruption
Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Aspen Institute issues 10 Ways EPA has Strengthened America
EPA Establishes Landmark Chesapeake Bay 'Pollution Diet'
Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami Damage Nuclear Reactor
Next Generation of Fuel Economy Labels Unveiled
Smokestack Pollution Reduced,Protecting Americans' Health from Soot and Smog
Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Pollution Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles Save $50 Billion in Fuel Costs
First National Standards for Mercury Pollution from Power Plants
20 Years of Progress through the Energy Star Program
EPA Proposes First Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants
EPA Updates Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Natural Gas
Obama Administration Finalizes Historic 54.5 mpg Fuel Efficiency Standards
Responding to Environmental Issues after Hurricane Sandy
EPA Strengthens Air Standards for Fine Particles, Reducing Harmful Soot Pollution
New Clean Air Standards for Industrial Boilers, Incinerators, and Cement Kilns
Comprehensive Plan for Climate Change
Administrator Gina McCarthy
New Rules for Cleaner Fuels and Cars
First Guidelines Proposed to Cut Carbon Pollution from Existing Power Plants
Clean Water Rule Protects Critical Streams and Wetlands
Paris Climate Accord
President Obama Signs Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
EPA Outlines Actions to Improve Safety, Reliability of Nation's Drinking Water
Administrator Scott Pruitt
EPA Announces Superfund Task Force
U.S. Withdraws from the Paris Climate Accord
EPA, Army Move to Rescind 2015 'Waters of the US' Rule
EPA Proposes Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
EPA Launches Broad Effort to Address PFAS
Administrator Andrew Wheeler
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