1954 in the environment

This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1954. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.

Events

• The Nile perch were introduced into Lake Victoria in East Africa and since then it has been fished commercially. It is attributed with causing the extinction or near-extinction of several hundred native species.
• The first air pollution control law passes in New Jersey
• The Biharamulo Forest Reserve is established in Tanganyika Territory (what is now Tanzania).

• The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 was passed in the United States.

See also

• Human impact on the environment

References