US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Epa to Launch Noise Control Program
This 1972 EPA press release described the first actions that would be made under the Noise Control Act of 1972.
Other
South Carolina Forestry Commission: Best Management Practices: Clean Water Act
Information about the first federal legislation to address pollution caused by stormwater runoff from the landscape.
China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
Backgrounder: Nixon's 1972 "Ice Breaking" Visit to China
This site discusses Nixon's 1972 visit to China and its lasting effects. There is a recent article reflecting on a significant historical event. Includes links to information about other presidents and their relationship with China.
US National Archives
The Eagle and the Dragon: 1972 1978 the Bamboo Curtain
This site provides a brief discussion of Nixon's 1972 visit to China. Also includes pictures from a museum exhibit to that period in history.
Other
Federal Grants and Revenues
This site describes one of the principles of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 and one of its purposes.