1964 in the environment

This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1964. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.

Events

January

• The United States Army Corps of Engineers built a dike around the Estelline Salt Springs which caused an increase in salinity, driving many species to extinction, including Hemigrapsus estellinensis and an undescribed barnacle. ^[1]

April

• Rachel Carson, author of the influential book Silent Spring, dies at the age of 56.

September

• President Lyndon B. John signs the Wilderness Act on September 3, 1964.

See also

• Environment portal

• Human impact on the environment
• List of years in the environment

References

1. Gunnar Brune. "Estelline Salt Springs". Handbook of Texas . Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved October 21, 2010.