1964 in the environment

none 1964 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.https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rpe02 Estelline Salt Springs Handbook of Texas Gunnar Brune October 21, 2010 Texas State Historical Association 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 Human impact on the environment List of years in the environment References