August 3, 1970 – Nixon warned about climate change and icecaps melting

On this day, 3 August 1970, the first report of the Council on Environmental Quality was delivered to Preside Nixon. It contained a chapter on inadvertent weather modification, carbon dioxide build-up and icecaps melting.  The CEQ had been set up as part of the legislative process that had gathered momentum under Johnson and come to … Continue reading August 3, 1970 – Nixon warned about climate change and icecaps melting