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The Sylmar quake shakes up Los Angeles, and wildfires burn in Australia.

The Geneva Protocol goes into effect, and Three Mile Island receives its permit.

'Medicine Man' is released, and 5 million acres are preserved in British Columbia.

The Blizzard of '78 buries New England, and environmentalists sink a whaling ship.

Genetically modified foods appear on U.K. grocery shelves, and 'Snowmageddon' hits the U.S.

Construction begins at Chernobyl, and an earthquake shakes Guatemala and Honduras.

North America has its coldest day ever, and California keeps climate laws.

Tornadoes strike on Groundhog Day, and environmental documentaries make their mark at the Oscars.

More than 2,000 Britons die in a massive snowstorm, and Google maps the ocean floor.

The U.S. is addicted to oil, and the Yucca Mountain Project loses funding.