https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k Group Members: Hannah Joe, Brendon Phuong, Michael Luu, Mikaela Cdwising en-us 2021-08-17 21:27:19 UTC 2025-10-27 17:25:29 UTC hello@padlet.com joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682886143 2021-08-17 21:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682886143 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682887639 2021-08-17 21:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682887639 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682887997 2021-08-17 21:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682887997 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682888223 2021-08-17 21:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682888223 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682888457 2021-08-17 21:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682888457 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682888660 2021-08-17 21:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682888660 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682888794 2021-08-17 21:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682888794 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889000 2021-08-17 21:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889000 luumichael4320 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889114 There was heavy air pollution, enough to cause British royals to leave to go to other residences. The pollution was caused by both burning wood and coal but mainly coal which had been imported from Asia. ]]> 2021-08-17 21:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889114 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889295 2021-08-17 21:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889295 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889440 2021-08-17 21:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889440 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889599 2021-08-17 21:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682889599 luumichael4320 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682893041 There was a large amount of water pollution which occurred as a result of sewage and garbage being thrown into rivers. The pollution was mainly confined to rivers running through cities because the large populations of people had become indifferent to filth and garbage in the rivers. ]]> 2021-08-17 21:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682893041 luumichael4320 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682896034 Humans got most of the energy they needed to survive by burning wood and later on, coal.]]> 2021-08-17 21:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682896034 luumichael4320 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682995183 Conservation was being practiced in the world. There are several examples but one of them occurred when English King William established a hunting preserve at a place called the Big Forest. This preservation act led to the forest not being cut down.]]> 2021-08-17 23:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682995183 luumichael4320 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682999853 In the Roman Empire, lead poisoning was a problem because lead sweetener was used to sweeten wine, leading to the direct consumption of this toxic substance. Many people who were affected by lead poisoning experienced gout, sterility, insanity.]]> 2021-08-17 23:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1682999853 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683000798 Thomas Malthus predicted that as populations grew, food and resources would eventually run out. Other views that he had were that humans were capable of overpopulating, similar to other organisms. ]]> 2021-08-17 23:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683000798 luumichael4320 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683002336 There was a large amount of water pollution which occurred as a result of sewage and garbage being carelessly released into rivers. The pollution was mainly confined to rivers running through cities because the large populations of people had gotten used to dumping filth and sewage in the rivers. ]]> 2021-08-17 23:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683002336 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683006599 During this period traces of lead were found in alcohol, causing stomach issues. Smoke was heavily prevalent in Europe due to new tools/inventions as well. Though these were originally a part of the ecosystem, deforestation led mud/soil to mix in with once clean water. ]]> 2021-08-17 23:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683006599 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683008610 Sanitation became very important because it was essential in limiting the rate at which diseases spread. Being able to create sewage systems and garbage disposal, health inspections, etc. allowed for the prevention of cholera/smallpox from spreading rapidly. ]]> 2021-08-17 23:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683008610 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683108384 Air pollution was very severe, as there was a lot of smoke in most of the urban areas. The factories created during the Industrial Revolution produced a lot of smog/smoke, leading to dangers of the lungs and other respiratory systems. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683108384 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683112523 The water was contaminated with several diseases- before a sewage system was built, diseases spread very quickly to different households. Illnesses like cholera, smallpox, yellow fever, etc. spread significantly. Even after a sewage system was created, diseases were still present in the water passageways. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683112523 luumichael4320 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683143362 Lots of wood was being harvested but the amount being used to burn was going down because people started using coal instead. Wood was becoming used for other purposes such as for Naval uses. This harvesting of wood led to deforestation.]]> 2021-08-18 01:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683143362 luumichael4320 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683147701 Disease was becoming more understood in Europe, however it was also being introduced to North America where it wiped out large portions of the native American population. ]]> 2021-08-18 01:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683147701 luumichael4320 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683158953 One example of this is in Japan when the shogun in 1666 encouraged people to plant more trees because he had learned that deforestation could lead to erosion, stream siltation and flooding. His advocacy for planting trees led to woodland management in Japan.]]> 2021-08-18 01:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683158953 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683356383 When the forests were cut down, the flooding that had been blocked to an extent by the forests/greenery began to flow with ease. Water that had been clear became muddy, and the ecosystems surrounding the forests became disturbed. ]]> 2021-08-18 03:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683356383 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683368087 The General Federation of Women's Clubs took part in trying to improve the ecology and worked to promote better water management, cheaper transportation, etc. The Forest Reserve Act was also passed, setting aside 17.5 million acres. Programs to cleanse cities of snow, dirt, pollution, were also put in place. ]]> 2021-08-18 03:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683368087 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683379904 Roosevelt persevered to preserve environments and to protect wildlife. He called for forests to be protected. In his effort to protect wildlife, he supported principles that limited the hunting of animals. He supported groups like the American Bison Society.]]> 2021-08-18 03:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683379904 joehannah3816 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683388348 Groups like the Sierra Club, the National Bird Preserve, the U.S. Forest Service, and the National Audubon Society were all created during this time. They all worked to play a part in promoting environmentalism and taking care of wildlife/plants. ]]> 2021-08-18 03:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683388348 phuongbrendon8416 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683517004 On May 21, 1980, President Jimmy Carter announced the relocation of the Love Canal after Hooker Chemical Company exposed 700 families in Niagara Falls, New York to toxic waste. Superfund provided the EPA with an initial 1.6 billion budget to spend on waste cleanup. In 1986, the figure had risen to $9 billion. The event was dubbed the "Greatest Source of Atmospheric Pollution" by the National Academy of Sciences.]]> 2021-08-18 05:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683517004 phuongbrendon8416 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683523485 The world hated leaded gasoline. The Clean Air Act of 1996 prohibited the use of leaded gasoline in new vehicles. Leaded gasoline was declared a public hazard by the European Union in 2000. Exxon was sued for $236 million in 2013 by the state of New Hampshire over an MTBE-leaded gasoline oil spill.]]> 2021-08-18 05:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683523485 phuongbrendon8416 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683525928 The Gulf War between the United States and Iraq resulted in devastating environmental disasters. During the 1991 oil fire disaster in Kuwait, six and a half million gallons of oil were burned daily. Massive oil spills and depleted uranium bullets amplified already-existing environmental and health issues, such as increased asthma and childhood cancer.]]> 2021-08-18 05:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683525928 phuongbrendon8416 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683539682 Chemical spills and gas explosions were two new sources of pollution. 1976 Gas explosions in Milan created a gas cloud so dangerous that it killed all the animals in a 170 acre area over the course of two weeks. This event increased the number of people in the air. Chemical spills introduced leaded gasoline into the water, causing an increase in population and potentially fatal health issues.]]> 2021-08-18 05:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683539682 phuongbrendon8416 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683547575 The Bush administration avoided global warming and climate change. Bush Energy Plan prioritized oil exploration as well as new coal and nuclear power plant construction.]]> 2021-08-18 05:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683547575 cadwisingmikaela1842 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683757223 19. The purpose of the National Coast Anti-Pollution League was to stop oil dumping.]]> 2021-08-18 08:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683757223 cadwisingmikaela1842 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683763229 The first autos were powered by gasoline containing tetraethyl lead, which was a harmful additive but continued to be sold for another 14 months.]]> 2021-08-18 08:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683763229 cadwisingmikaela1842 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683778564 During the Great Depression, the chemurgy movement fought to use agricultural raw materials for industrial purposes.]]> 2021-08-18 08:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683778564 cadwisingmikaela1842 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683830190 People began to get concerned about more smog reports in cities. It wasn't until the night of October 30, 1948, that 20 people died, 600 were hospitalized, and thousands became ill as a result of a four-day inversion that trapped smoke beneath a layer of cold air. Cars were unable to start due to the severe lack of oxygen, and doctors and nurses were dispatched to each home to provide oxygen and adrenaline shots.]]> 2021-08-18 09:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683830190 cadwisingmikaela1842 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683836186 The "burning river" was the Cuyahoga River, which had become contaminated with oil and chemicals and had caught on fire twice. The second fire, in 1969, sparks a new environmental movement and fuels support for the Clean Water Act.]]> 2021-08-18 09:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683836186 cadwisingmikaela1842 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683841712 The name of Rachel Carson's book that started modern environmentalism was called Silent Spring.]]> 2021-08-18 09:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683841712 cadwisingmikaela1842 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683849494 The Environmental Protection Agency is founded by President Richard Nixon. This new EPA combined 15 key federal programs and began operation on December 10, 1970.]]> 2021-08-18 09:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683849494 cadwisingmikaela1842 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683857761 The Clean Air Act is passed in 1970, setting a six-year deadline for the automobile industry to develop a 90% pollution-free engine to lower the levels of pollutants.]]> 2021-08-18 09:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683857761 cadwisingmikaela1842 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683874865 Congress passes the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in 1972 and the Safe Drinking Water Act in 1974 to ensure that the nation's water is in good maintenance.]]> 2021-08-18 10:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1683874865 phuongbrendon8416 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1684588467  
President Clinton's final act was a budget plan that increased health-care spending in 2001. The plan included a multibillion-dollar effort to provide health care coverage to low-income children, seniors, people with disabilities, and those leaving welfare for work. It also expanded preventive services for Medicare beneficiaries, such as cancer and glaucoma screenings.

]]> 2021-08-18 18:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1684588467 phuongbrendon8416 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1684787538 There were large amounts of chlorine monoxide found in the stratosphere, and it was discovered that the ozone layer was being threatened and could be depleted very rapidly. Ozone over countries like the United States and Canada were in particular danger. ]]> 2021-08-18 20:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1684787538 phuongbrendon8416 https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1684788052 The construction of the Three Georges Dam, the world's largest dam, sparked a lot of controversy in China. Construction began in 1994. Protests erupted in response to the relocation of one million civilians.]]> 2021-08-18 20:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/joehannah3816/xu933b3yn3vmxy6k/wish/1684788052