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1930s 1940s 1950s1938 Federal Food, Drug,and Cosmetic Act regulatesconsumer foods, drugs,and cosmetics.1937 Federal Aid in WildlifeRestoration Act levies federaltax on gun and ammunitionsales, with funds used forwildlife research and protection.Term greenhouse effect coinedby Professor Glen Trewaha.1935 Soil Conservation Act createsSoil Erosion Service. WildernessSociety founded.1934 Taylor Grazing Act regulateslivestock grazing on public lands.Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Actrequires federal license for duckhunters, with funds used for waterfowlrefuges. Dust bowl storms begin in Midwest.1949 AldoLeopold’s SandCounty Almanacpublished.1948 Air pollutiondisaster at Donora,Pennsylvania, kills20 and sickens7,000 people.1947 Federal Insecticide,Fungicide, and RodenticideAct regulates useof pesticides. EvergladesNational Park established.Defenders of Wildlifefounded.1941 Rooftop solar waterheaters widely usedin Florida.1940 U.S. Fish andWildlife Service createdto manage NationalWildlife Refugesystem and protectendangered species.1957 Price-Anderson Act greatlylimits liability of power plantowners and the government incases of a major nuclear powerplant accident.1956 Water Pollution Control Actprovides grants to states for watertreatment plants. 1,000 peoplekilled in London smog incident.1954 Atomic Energy Act promotesdevelopment of nuclear power plants.1952 4,000 people die in London killer smog.1950 The Nature Conservancy formed.1933 Civilian Conservation Service established.1930–1960Figure 2 Some important conservation and environmental events, 1930–1960.APPENDIX 2A3