Major Events
Coverage of this disaster helped raise awareness about the dangers of nuclear energy production.
What was the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown?
As a teenager, this environmental activist used social media to raise awareness about climate change among young people. Her "school strikes" helped activate students across the world.
Who is Greta Thunberg?
Investigative journalists helped reveal health risks of this class of chemicals, which manufacturers had concealed for decades.
What are PFAS?
Repeated fires in this metropolitan river woke up many Americans to the impacts of water pollution.
What is the Cuyahoga River?
This former presidential candidate became an outspoken environmentalist in the 1970s when he was a freshman congressman. His "inconvenient" documentary helped popularize awareness of human-caused climate change.
Who is Al Gore?
Media attention, and the ensuing public reaction, have helped prevent the construction of these big tech projects in communities around the country.
What are data centers?
This event in 1970 received nationwide coverage and drew nearly 10% of the U.S. population into the streets to protest environmental inaction.
What was the first Earth Day?
This author is considered one of the first modern environmental journalists. Her book about DDT pollution sparked a massive public outcry --- and a subsequent rebound in wild bird populations.
Who is Rachel Carson?
The federal government's decision to defund the collection of this resource has made it more difficult for journalists to report on current environmental issues.
What is environmental data?