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.
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.