1. Environmental History and Law
Brian Kaestner
Thanks to Cheryl Casper
Kent State University

2. envhist
1500
1870
1880
1850
1906

3. Environmental History of the United States: The Tribal and Frontier Eras
Tribal Era: pre-1492
Native Americans generally low-impact hunter-gather or agricultural societies
Frontier Era: European Settlement ( )
Significant impact as wilderness frontier was “tamed”

4. Environmental History of the United States: The Early Conservation Era
Period:
Concern over resource use
Preservation of public lands
Public employment - CCC
Environmental restoration projects

5. Environmental History of the United States: The Environmental Era
Period:
The environmental movement
The science of ecology
1980’s: anti-environmental movement
1990’s: environmental awareness

6. apes laws

14. Hazardous Waste
 What constitutes a hazardous waste?
Any substance that poses potential, substantial threat to human health or the environment.
Most of the danger occurs because hazardous chemicals leach out of dumps in rainwater or into the air in vaporous form.