Category: Environment 1339

Table of Contents Introduction Study Hypothesis: Examining Ecological Public Knowledge Methodology: Conducting a Community Project Conclusion References Introduction The toxicity of manufactured products is currently a prominent issue for numerous populations. Including various chemicals in the solutions created for home use has been a useful strategy for numerous production facilities, as this method often improves…

The video clip shows that volcanic eruptions caused climatic catastrophe changes due to the ashes and dust thrown into the atmosphere. Accordingly, it was also triggered by the effects of a comet. This eruption led to widespread global effects like drought and famine, crop failure, and causing unseasonable weather that occurred in various places. Notably,…

Renewable energy comes from sustainable sources such as hydropower, wind power, solar power, geothermal power, biomass, and tidal power. Unlike fossil fuels such as natural gas or coal, and uranium ore, these energy sources are not depleted, so they are called renewable. The first factor leads to an understanding of the need to use other…

In general, biodiversity is a key player in maintaining the survival of all kinds of life on Earth. However, in everyday life, it is hard to formulate what it is really about. What is surprising, scholars also tend to give broad definitions because of the wide scope of the phenomenon. Yang et al. (2021) formulate…

On December 3, 1984, in Bhopal, India, there happened to be a gas leakage of methyl isocyanate (MIC) from a pesticide manufacturing plant located in the city. The tragedy resulted in the loss of lives and other adverse negative effects on the community in Bhopal. At least 3,800 people died, and another 11,000 victims were…

On 29 December 2020, The Nature Conservancy in Texas, City of Dallas, and Texas A&M Transportation Institute started to install air quality monitors in nine Dallas neighborhoods. This ordinance is a part of the Breathe Easy Dallas project on that week. Breathe Easy Dallas is a collaboration with Texas A&M University Transportation Institute (TTI) Center…

Jane Poynter was one of the first eight pioneer members, known as biospherians, to live in an enclosed environment where every aspect of ones life is developed and maintained from the enclosure. The stay in the research center was not that smooth because the biospherians faced their fair share of challenges. The first problem they…

Extreme weather events have been happening in various parts of the globe, leading to human suffering. This is the case in the Southern region of Madagascar, where extreme drought has left people with severe food insecurity. The drought has affected a population of 725,620 people in the regions of Andrefana, Androy, Anosy, and Atsimo. Food…

The public concerns about the possible environment-related crisis emerged many decades ago, but, as practice shows, society is still unprepared for crises of any type, and the COVID-19 pandemic proves this statement. Thus, the international community should initiate social changes that will help avoid or, at least, minimize the risks of climate change and ecological…

The Clean Air Act is one of the most vital pieces of environmental legislation in the US. Currently, the policy is administrated by the US Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA. The agency works on all matters of environmental protection, collaborating with state and local governments alike. Currently only $1.4 billion are to be given to…