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1960 the environment
This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1960. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.
Before the environmental movement, the most common phrase used for this concept was "environmental conservation".
Events
A number of environmental organizations experienced significant growth during the period 1960-1961, including the Sierra Club, National Audubon Society, and The Wilderness Society.https://books.google.com/books?id=kSmOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA35&dq=1960+in+the+environment+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source= 31-35, 39-40,45 Environment, Inc: From Grassroots to Beltway Christopher John Bosso 2005 9780700613687 University Press of Kansas 24 January 2026https://books.google.com/books?id=yvOCahOR3aEC&pg=PA18&dq=1960+in+the+environment+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source= 18 The Green Agenda in American Politics: New Strategies for the Twenty-first Century Robert J. Duffy 2003 9780700612789 University Press of Kansas 24 January 2026
Sand mining begins at Vigie Beach, Saint Lucia, which worsened the effects of hurricanes and made "coastal resources management development" more difficult.https://books.google.com/books?id=SDsSAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Vigie+Beach%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22Vigie+Beach%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source= 244, 246, 276 Coastal Resources Management Development Case Studies John R. Clarke Research Planning Institute (Columbia, S.C.) 1985 February 1, 2026
June
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 was enacted on June 12, 1960. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3795279.pdf pdf Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 24 January 2026 13 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221113141115/https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3795279.pdf bot: unknown
September
The Sikes Act was enacted September 15, 1960.https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/670a 16 U.S. Code § 670a - Cooperative plan for conservation and rehabilitation Cornell Law School 24 January 2026
Births
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Deaths
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See also
Environment
Human impact on the environment
List of environmental issues
List of years in the environment
References
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