1980 in the environment
This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1980. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.
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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.[1]
- 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.[2]
Undated
- The Praslin Power Station is commissioned and installed in Seychelles.[3]
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.
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