Overview of the events of 1980 in the environment
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This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1980. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.
Events
January
- Joy Adamson, a conservationist best known for her work with Elsa the lioness, was murdered in Africa. She wrote the book Born Free which was made into a film of the same name.
December
- The National Parks Act 1980 is passed in New Zealand.
- US President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which provided varying degrees of special protection to over 157,000,000 acres of land in Alaska.
- US President Jimmy Carter signed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as the "Superfund" law, for the investigation and cleaning up of sites contaminated with hazardous substances.
Undated
- The Praslin Power Station is commissioned and installed in Seychelles.
See also
References
- United States. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Pub. L. 96–487 Approved December 2, 1980.
- United States. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Pub. L. 96–510 Approved December 11, 1980.
- "US $4.3m sound reduction enclosures for Praslin power station". Seychelles Nation. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2024.