Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Clean Water Act 308

Clean Water Act Carbon Dioxide Clean Air Act Climate Change 308

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Shy’s study provided a shining example of the threat posed by industrial pollution that galvanized public attention in the late 1960s and led to the first Earth Day in April 1970. He listed five examples, from 1982 to 2017, when the agency took up the topic, but each time it refrained from issuing a gas stove regulation.

2013 363

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 363

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

in Somerset County -- WHYY: My Climate Story: Philly Students Take Science From Abstract To Personal -- Reading Eagle: Berks Nature Nonprofit Has Evolved Over Its 50-Year History -- MCall: C.F.

Earth Day 69

Earth Day Nitrogen Oxides Conservation Electricity 69

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2024

Of State Webpage -- DEP Awards $2.9

Nitrogen Oxides 103

Nitrogen Oxides Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Earth Day 103