title: 1969 in the environment
text: # 1969 in the environment
  
  This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1969. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.
  
  ## Events
  
  * After several oil spills in Europe the Bonn Agreement was signed.
  * The Council on Environmental Quality is established in the United States.
  
  ### January
  
  * The Santa Barbara oil spill occurred near Santa Barbara in Southern California in the United States.
  
  ### June
  
  * One of the many fires on the Cuyahoga River in Ohio spurs a number of environmental protection measures in the United States.
  
  ### October
  
  * Amendments to enhance the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (OILPOL) were signed in London, 21 October 1969
  
  ### December
  
  * The Endangered Species Act of 1969 is enacted in the United States
  